Bull. U. S. F C. 1893. Pearls and Pearl Shells. 



Plate 40. 



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£■ 



DIPSAS PLICATUS, fNTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, INTERIOR CONTAINING TINFOIL FIGURES OF BUDDHA. 

 Four inches long. Pearl-coated figure of Buddha, obverse and reverse, showing concave depression originally filled with tinfoil or wax. 



DIPSAS PLICATUS, CONTAINING THREE STRINGS OF BEADS WITH A PEARLY COATING. 



Both from temples in Souchow, China. 



