Look at the lids to Opium Cans at:
http://webpages.uidaho.edu/aacc/illus.htm


On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 10:50 PM, Al Dart <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I believe you have pieces of a dragon-motif metal trinket box lid. Go to
> Google Images, type 'embossed dragon tin' and you will find an artifact
> with the same logos and a similar dragon design for sale at
> https://www.etsy.com/listing/243953702/cat-tin-bentleys-of-london-the-cat
> but it may take you some time to find that actual artifact on the etsy
> site. (I didn't have the patience to look through all of the images to find
> it.) However, I found another, described as " Vintage Copper Box Asian With
> Dragon Jewelry box Trinket Box . . . Vintage item from the 1960s," at
> https://www.etsy.com/listing/292355363/vintage-copper-box-asian-with-dragon?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=dragon%20tin&ref=sr_gallery_43
>
>
> al
>
> Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
> Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
> PO Box 40577
> Tucson AZ 85717-0577  USA
>                 520-798-1201
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>                 www.oldpueblo.org
>
> Disclosure: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's Executive Director Allen Dart
> is a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service cultural resources
> specialist who volunteers his time to Old Pueblo. Views expressed in Old
> Pueblo Archaeology Center communications do not necessarily represent views
> of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or of the United States.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sarah
> Heffner
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 11:32 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Artifact Identification
>
> Does anyone know what this artifact is? It was found in a curation
> facility but  does not have any context. It looks like a metal plate of
> some sort, which may  have been mounted onto something.  I think it might
> be zinc and there is gold  paint on the back (which rubs off easily). There
> is a raised motif of two  dragons and a set of Chinese characters.  I am
> not sure what the characters  translate to.
>
> There is a link to the image in Dropbox at the bottom of this email.
>
>
> Thanks!
> Sarah Heffner
>
> Link to Dropbox Folder with image:
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6k04c153gqe8yvg/AAAEnUIpfJqsbYrpEpHLItjHa?dl=0
>



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Absence of evidence is NOT evidence of absence!