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1899.27.1

Geomantic compass.

1899.27.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Geomantic compass.
Long description
Compass set into a circular wooden plate, the top painted red and inscribed with black Chinese letters, the bottom lacquered black and inscribed with red Chinese letters. [El.B 11/03/2008]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person
Field collector Thomas Hanbury
PRM source Thomas Hanbury
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1899
Date collected
By 1899
Acquisition information
Donated: 1899
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Lacquer Varnish, Material Ink, Process Inscribed, Process Lacquered Varnished, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 252 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.27.1

Search terms: Divination Religion, Tool, Writing, Compass, Religious Object

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