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Hearst Museum object titled Altar box, accession number 9-22000, described as This is an altar box, It is a wooden box covered with brass medallions and decorations showing Buddhas and deities. On the inside of the hinged lid is a scene of the Buddha with two disciples, probably Shakyamuni with Shariputra and Madhgalyayana. There is a small Chinese padlock, without a key, attached to the closure fitting. It is similar to the locks numbered T-132.
Hearst Museum object titled Altarpiece, accession number 9-8161, described as Altarpiece; triangular top with two identical seated figures in relief (Maitreya figures?) in abhaya and varada mudras; incised flames on front ground, incised Chinese character on back; 4-legged base; height 19.8 cm. Made of cast brass. Buddhist image for personal and household use.
Hearst Museum object titled Altar w/ buddha, accession number 9-5682, described as Portable shrine with standing wooden Buddha; carved and painted; plain black lacquer with brass fastenings outside
Hearst Museum object titled Amulet box, accession number 9-21795a,b, described as Amulet box (a) and lid (b) meant to be filled with mantras, relics, and/or sacred medicines, and worn around the neck for protection and spiritual connections with deities and Lamas. This type of decorated amulet box is worn by women, hung around the neck in the center of the chest. See: T-37 pict.
Hearst Museum object titled Ashtray, accession number 9-14617, described as Ash tray (?), brass, small round, shallow, slightly convex bottom. Stamped design on upper side of character, Pu "fortune" in circular medallion on circle pattern ground. Scroll border of stamped circles. "Made in China" inscribed oh underside. diameter 8.2 centimeters, height 1 centimeters.
Hearst Museum object titled Audience chain, accession number 9-21345, described as “Audience Chain” Four sets of 27 black beads separated by amethyst balls and strung on yellow silk cord constitute the front. Back: navy blue, stiff cord, first cased in embroidered red and white ribbon, then looped through a coin-shaped ring of brass, where they meet the lower double cord that runs through another amethyst ball as a red silk cord. Pendant starting from a third hole in this amethyst ball: three-tiered amethyst slide of decreasing width on red braided cord which runs into a black cotton braided tape (11 cm long), its other end looped through an eye in a filt-bronze plaque holding an oval turquoise. As usual, the tape-ends are secured by winding tri-colored threads around them: white - light blue - navy blue - white. Under the turquoise another black tape (16 cm long). Then a silver(?) wire ring secured by a red cord, a small crystal bead and a tear-drop shaped piece of pink quartz capped by a brass(?) bell-shaped cover. Two shoulder pendants are left on this chain. Strung on blue cords and emanating from coin-shaped rings are ten or nine, respectively, corals, the final pendants a smaller version of the pink crystal chain pendant (here grenadine and emerald, respectively). Overall length of chain: 117 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Back scratcher, accession number 9-11835, described as back scratcher, brass; right hand w/ curved fingers; back of hand inset w/ mirror fragment; knob finial; chased and turned; l. 30.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Balance, accession number 9-13632a-c, described as Balance; a) beam, wood, brass inlaid markings, 51 cm long; b) iron weight, 4.75cm; c) bamboo basket pan, 21cm across narrow end.
Hearst Museum object titled Balance and weight, accession number 9-16244a,b, described as Balance and weight; (a) balance, wooden beam 27.3 cm. l. w/ 2 shallow brass pans; green strings; copper wire make-weight added to one scale to make it balance (done in museum); (b) brass weight for 50 grams (actually 49.75g); diam. 2.8 cm References - Of exactly same type as used in Egypt since 2500 B.C.; see 6-13624
Hearst Museum object titled Bangles, accession number 9-5328, described as Bangles; four brass, twenty glass (3 green, 8 blue, 7 yellow, 2 orange)

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