ring

General view of object no. nn13337.
General view of object no. nn13337.
Top view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn13337
Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn13337
General view of object no. nn13337. General view of object no. nn13337. Top view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn13337 Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn13337

Silver finger ring with a large bezel decorated in repoussé and chased designs of a bat with head facing a stylised 'shou' symbol, meaning longevity, flanked by two coins. A maker's mark impressed on the inside of the hoop reads 'bao shun'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn13337
Date
19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 18 mm x 16 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
silver
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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