Coin-Like Charm Item Number: Edz4160 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Round, square hole in centre, outer rims on both sides, two characters on obverse, design on reverse; wuzhu right-left in seal-script Chinese characters on obverse; four curved lines around corners of inner rim on reverse, four stars top-bottom-right-left.

History Of Use

A coin-like charm, which could have circulated; not from the period it purports to be from.

Item History

What

Name
Coin-Like Charm
Identification Number
Edz4160
Type of Item
charm
Material
brass metal
Manufacturing Technique
cast and filed
Overall
height 0.07 in, diameter 1.0 in, weight 0.115 oz

Who

Culture
Chinese
Previous Owner
Colin Campbell Brown and Hugh Campbell Brown
Received from
Hugh Campbell Brown (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
China

When

Creation Date
between 119 BCE and 1911
Collection Date
between 1893 and 1911
Ownership Date
before February 1, 1961
Acquisition Date
on February 1, 1961

Other

Item Classes
metalwork
Condition
good
Accession Number
0042/0031 fff