coin Item Number: N1.99 a-d from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two disc-shaped bronze coins (parts a and c) with square holes in the centre and script characters cast on both sides; both coins rest in carved wooden stands (parts b and d) with four legs and scrolling stems.
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected during 1960
- Owned by Hellen Dunlop and Roy G. Dunlop before April 1962
- Received from Hellen Dunlop (Seller), Roy G. Dunlop (Seller), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) during April 1962
What
- Name
- coin
- Identification Number
- N1.99 a-d
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- wood and bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and carved
- Part A
- height 13.0 cm, width 6.7 cm, depth 4.0 cm
- Part C
- height 12.2 cm, width 6.7 cm, depth 5.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Hellen Dunlop and Roy G. Dunlop
- Received from
- Hellen Dunlop (Seller), Roy G. Dunlop (Seller), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- during 1960
- Ownership Date
- before April 1962
- Acquisition Date
- during April 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0012/0014 a-d