Metal coin held inside an Amulet, [.1] metal spherical box that opens and is fastened by a [.2] screw, with a loop for suspension. [MJD (Verve) 17/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Metal coin held inside an Amulet, [.1] metal spherical box that opens and is fastened by a [.2] screw, with a loop for suspension. [MJD (Verve) 17/1/2017]
Long description: Amulet, [.1] metal spherical box that opens and is fastened by a [.2] screw, containing [.3-.12] ten metal coins, with a loop for suspension. [.3] is possibly the 'Arab coin', [.4] is the 'Mexican coin', [.5] is possibly the 'Pondicherry coin', [.6] is possibly the 'wattle', and [.7- .12] are the six 'Indian half-wattles'. All of the coins are marked with different patterns and some have inscriptions, and [.3- .4] are perforated. There are traces of red and gold ?pigment on the metal [.1] spherical hinged box which could indicate that it was once painted. [RB 26/03/2012]
Geographical reference: Vietnam
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Vietnam; Tonkin
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1931
Date collected: By 1931
Acquisition information: Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes: Material White Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Pigment, Process Perforated, Process Struck, Process Cast, Process Hammered, Process Soldered, Process Painted
Dimensions: Diameter: max 8 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.52.636.10 Other numbers: 1199

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