Plaque of copper alloy in a figure of 8-shape suggesting a gourd, incised with a picture of a snake, with loop at the top for suspension. [El.B 10/12/2013]

Collection type: Object
Description: Plaque of copper alloy in a figure of 8-shape suggesting a gourd, incised with a picture of a snake, with loop at the top for suspension. [El.B 10/12/2013]
Long description: Plaque of copper alloy in a figure of 8-shape suggesting a gourd, incised with a picture of a snake, with loop at the top for suspension. Identification tag for a child, name and address can be written onto the back. Also protective amulet for a child born in the year of the snake. [El.B 10/12/2013]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1916
Date collected: by 1916
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Perforated, Process Incised
Dimensions: Width: max 42 mm, Length: max 55 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.53.957 Other numbers: R 13541/ 1936
Research and responses: This object was seen by Fusa McLynn who volunteered at the Museum in 2013. There is no text for translating but the image is that of a snake. [FB 11/03/2015]

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