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Gilt bronze pendant in the shape of a spade coin
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Gilt bronze pendant in the shape of a spade coin
Gilt bronze pendant in the shape of a spade coin
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1097
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Gilt bronze pendant in the shape of a spade coin with Buddhist figures and calligraphySui or early Tang dynasty (581-650)
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Gilt bronze pendant in the shape of a spade coin
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BATEA : 1093
Simple name
pendant
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metal; bronze; coin; writing; Tang; Sui; Buddha; pendant; flowers; Buddhist; money; China; bodhisattva; calligraphy;
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A gilt bronze pendant in the traditional legged rectangular shape of Warring States spade money with small hole at the top and slightly raised borders. The coin is decorated on the front with seven Buddhist figures in a severe upright standing style, and on the reverse with scrolling tendrils and cursive calligraphy.
Description material
gilt bronze
Description condition
fairThe object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2014
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gilded
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Description length
5.6 cm
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2.3 cm
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Description inscription
cursive script
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581-650
Production period
Sui or early Tang period
Production place
China
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