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Brooch

2013.118.1

Name
Brooch
History Category
Description
Brooch
Oval silver-coloured metal brooch soldered on top of a horizontal rectangle and having a safety clasp at the back; embossed with Chinese fire-breathing dragon, kneeling person, lantern(?), and a background of vertical and horizontal bars enclosing numerous spider-like shapes; circle .7 cm in diameter behind dragon's head appears to have had a gem or other decoration glued inside it but it is now missing; border of oval part is .3 cm in width and has Chinese characters and fans(?) all around it; nothing engraved or stamped on the back.
Dimension
Height: 1.3cm | Width: 3.0cm | Length: 7.2cm
Catalogue Number
2013.118.1
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