- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Chinese charm for a doorpost or lintel.
- Cultural groups
- Chinese
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1892
- Date collected
- By 1892
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1892
- Materials and processes
- Material Paper Plant, Process Inscribed
- Dimensions
- Length: max 222 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1892.41.403
Search terms: Writing, Religion, Amulet, Inscription
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