wheres_wheatie
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Found 11 in deep on a property that goes back to the 1700. I'm pretty sure it's Buddhist trying to get an idea of how old.
Buddhist medallion
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Red-Coat
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I would think it's a Buddhist 'monk' amulet, to bring prosperity/good luck. I don't think it's possible to put a reliable date on these kinds of things and the portraits may not be of anyone in particular for whom there is a particular period. The portraiture and workmanship definitely isn't characteristic for the 1700s though. I would say it's like not earlier than the mid 1800s. The pics are too out-of-focus to read the inscriptions but they're highly likely to be generic messages of promise about the fortunes of the wearer. I can't even see what language it is, but more often than not these kinds of medallions are from what was Siam (now Thailand).
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GoldieLocks
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It could be from any leader or spiritual man as an emblem. Not Buddhist to me if more than dated to about 1969" s Vietnam er a or newer. Tailand?
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