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N7951 Charm/ Amulet, Bronze, China
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Object statement
Charm/ Amulet, Bronze, China

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Description
Charm/Amulet, bronze, China. Cast bronze coin, circular with central square hole, obverse; four Chinese characters inside a raised circle, "T'ien-Tien-tsieu-t'sieu" or "names of [two] beautiful women" reverse; raised design around the central hole of what would appear to be female genitalia. (Ping Sing Collection 25).
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
N7951
Depth
2 mm
Diameter
28 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Hwong Ping Sing Collection, before 1862 (Transferred from the Australian Museum, 1961)

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
Subjects
+ Metalworking
+ Chinese culture
+ Sweetheart jewellery
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