Amulet, China, n.d.
date: label: Date made
content: n.d.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) amulet
label: Description (Brief)
content: China, n.d.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Four Orthodox characters read top, bottom, right, left; to right is a figure of Po Chien and to left is a horse.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: Romanization: FENG / SHEN / KUNG (Translation: The worthy deifier).
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Two Seal characters to right and left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: Romanization: WU / ZHU (Translation: Five zhu (chu)).
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: According to Feng Shen, Chiang Shang, the Secretary of State to Wen Wang was appointed by the Buddhists and Taoists to superintend the deification of all those who were killed in the battles that occurred between Wu Wang and Chou Wang (1122 BCE). He appointed Po Chien, a deceased minister of Chou Wang, to guide good souls with his raised flag called "Yin Yun Fan" or "the soul guiding banner."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: East Asian Coins
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of George B. Glover
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.32055.1773
label: catalog number
content: 32055.1773
label: accession number
content: 32055
objectType: label: Object Name
content: amulet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.9 mm x 49.9 mm; 1/8 in x 1 31/32 in