Seal

Museum number:
9-14614
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090014614
Alternate number:
3853 (previous number (Design Dept.))
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
seal, bronze, casting, engraving, red paint on bottom, 7" high, base: 3 11/16" X 3 3/4" x 1" thick large square seal w vertical column handle surmounted w standing lion dog. top of square base has row of characters. seal on bottom has .25" rim, red paint imbedded. handle has been soldered to base. good condition
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Collector:
Albert M. Bender
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Seals (artifacts)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Seal, accession number 9-14614, described as seal, bronze, casting, engraving, red paint on bottom, 7" high, base: 3 11/16" X 3 3/4" x 1" thick large square seal w vertical column handle surmounted w standing lion dog. top of square base has row of characters. seal on bottom has .25" rim, red paint imbedded. handle has been soldered to base. good conditionHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Seal, accession number 9-14614, described as seal, bronze, casting, engraving, red paint on bottom, 7" high, base: 3 11/16" X 3 3/4" x 1" thick large square seal w vertical column handle surmounted w standing lion dog. top of square base has row of characters. seal on bottom has .25" rim, red paint imbedded. handle has been soldered to base. good conditionHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Seal, accession number 9-14614, described as seal, bronze, casting, engraving, red paint on bottom, 7" high, base: 3 11/16" X 3 3/4" x 1" thick large square seal w vertical column handle surmounted w standing lion dog. top of square base has row of characters. seal on bottom has .25" rim, red paint imbedded. handle has been soldered to base. good conditionHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Seal, accession number 9-14614, described as seal, bronze, casting, engraving, red paint on bottom, 7" high, base: 3 11/16" X 3 3/4" x 1" thick large square seal w vertical column handle surmounted w standing lion dog. top of square base has row of characters. seal on bottom has .25" rim, red paint imbedded. handle has been soldered to base. good conditionHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Seal, accession number 9-14614, described as seal, bronze, casting, engraving, red paint on bottom, 7" high, base: 3 11/16" X 3 3/4" x 1" thick large square seal w vertical column handle surmounted w standing lion dog. top of square base has row of characters. seal on bottom has .25" rim, red paint imbedded. handle has been soldered to base. good conditionHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Seal, accession number 9-14614, described as seal, bronze, casting, engraving, red paint on bottom, 7" high, base: 3 11/16" X 3 3/4" x 1" thick large square seal w vertical column handle surmounted w standing lion dog. top of square base has row of characters. seal on bottom has .25" rim, red paint imbedded. handle has been soldered to base. good condition
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-14614, described as seal, bronze, casting, engraving, red paint on bottom, 7" high, base: 3 11/16" X 3 3/4" x 1" thick large square seal w vertical column handle surmounted w standing lion dog. top of square base has row of characters. seal on bottom has .25" rim, red paint imbedded. handle has been soldered to base. good conditionDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-14614, described as seal, bronze, casting, engraving, red paint on bottom, 7" high, base: 3 11/16" X 3 3/4" x 1" thick large square seal w vertical column handle surmounted w standing lion dog. top of square base has row of characters. seal on bottom has .25" rim, red paint imbedded. handle has been soldered to base. good conditionDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal, accession number 9-14614, described as seal, bronze, casting, engraving, red paint on bottom, 7" high, base: 3 11/16" X 3 3/4" x 1" thick large square seal w vertical column handle surmounted w standing lion dog. top of square base has row of characters. seal on bottom has .25" rim, red paint imbedded. handle has been soldered to base. good condition

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