Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) cheng te t'ung pao amulet, Emperor Wu Tsung (Ming Dynasty)
- China, 1506 - 1522
- Obverse Image: Orthodox script read top, bottom, right, left.
- Obverse Text: Romanization: CHENG / TE / T'UNG / PAO (Translation: Currency of the Cheng Te period.)
- Reverse Image: Dragon on the left, phoenix on the right
- Reverse Text: N/A
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1506 - 1522
- Credit Line
- Stack Family
- Physical Description
- bronze (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 mm x 118 mm; 1/8 in x 4 21/32 in
- Object Name
- amulet
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