Pendant or coin

Museum number:
9-9062
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
9-5733e (previous museum number (recataloged from))
Accession number:
Acc.371
Description:
Metal pendant (copper base alloy), possibly coin, in shape of sword. Chinese characters on one side; 7.5 cm long; said to be 1,000 years old
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Copper alloy
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Accession date:
May 1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Pendant or coin, accession number 9-9062, described as Metal pendant (copper base alloy), possibly coin, in shape of sword. Chinese characters on one side; 7.5 cm long; said to be 1,000 years oldHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Pendant or coin, accession number 9-9062, described as Metal pendant (copper base alloy), possibly coin, in shape of sword. Chinese characters on one side; 7.5 cm long; said to be 1,000 years oldHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Pendant or coin, accession number 9-9062, described as Metal pendant (copper base alloy), possibly coin, in shape of sword. Chinese characters on one side; 7.5 cm long; said to be 1,000 years oldHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Pendant or coin, accession number 9-9062, described as Metal pendant (copper base alloy), possibly coin, in shape of sword. Chinese characters on one side; 7.5 cm long; said to be 1,000 years old
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pendant or coin, accession number 9-9062, described as Metal pendant (copper base alloy), possibly coin, in shape of sword. Chinese characters on one side; 7.5 cm long; said to be 1,000 years old

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