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Numismatics
Mint: Hanyang (Seoul)
Artist: Unknown
Cheon-bo-gu-yeo Charm from Joseon Dynasty
1392–1910
Bronze
4.80 g, 12:00, 24 mm
Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Bequest of the Reverend William H. Owen, B.A. 1897, Collection
2001.87.32937
Geography:
Made in Seoul, Korea
Status:
Culture:
Korean
Period:
14th–20th century
Classification:
Numismatics
Provenance:
Reverend William H. Owen, to 1938; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1938–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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