Item number: X12

Year: ND

Material: Mother of Pearl

Size: 63.1 x 36.7 x 20.2 mm

Weight: 16.55 g

Provenance: Private Collector, Taiwan, 2010

This is a pendant ornament crafted from a processed pearl oyster shell, suspended on a cotton cord adorned with silver wire. One side of the shell has been flattened to serve as a hinged lid, also made from an oyster shell polished into an oval shape. The interior space of the shell is limited, suggesting it may have been used to store tobacco or religious incense, among other potential uses.

物件編號: X12

年代: 未明

材質: 珍珠母

尺寸: 63.1 x 36.7 x 20.2 mm

重量: 16.55 g

來源: 臺灣私人收藏 2010

這是一個以珍珠蚌加工的吊墜裝飾，以銀線裝飾的棉繩穿戴於頸部。蚌殼一側被磨平為掀合的蓋子，蓋子同樣是以磨成橢圓形的蚌殼製成。蚌殼內部的空間有限，可能是用以擺放菸草或宗教使用的香料等用途。