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Amulet

Unknown1801/1899

Museu Histórico Nacional

Museu Histórico Nacional
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Amulet pendant in gold lacquered in the shape of a butterfly inlaid with small medals in "feicui" jade incised with lotus designs and in Beijing enamel; pendants in imperial jade in the form of "mushrooms of longevity and items with the character 'shoü'" (long life); on the pendantif are the body of the insect and the ideogram shoü (long life).

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  • Title: Amulet
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1801/1899
  • Location Created: China
  • Termos de indexação: Ethnographic clothing / jewelry / adornment
  • Physical Dimensions: 7 x 7 x 36 cm
  • Material:: Gold and brass
  • Fotógrafo: Ricardo Bhering
  • External Link: Museu Histórico Nacional
  • Medium: Jewelry
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