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Recovered tin ingots

Horst0907/0960

Marine Heritage Gallery Jakarta

Marine Heritage Gallery Jakarta
DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

Small ingot-like objects of tin-lead amalgam, heavily corroded. The use of assorted shapes of cast tin objects as currency of lesser denomination, often called ‘animal’-, ‘gambar’- or ‘tampang’-money.

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  • Title: Recovered tin ingots
  • Creator: Horst
  • Date Created: 0907/0960
  • Rights: Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries
  • Medium: Tin lead amalgam
Marine Heritage Gallery Jakarta

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