NGUYEN DYNASTY (ANNAM): brass religious amulet (7.39g), Sylvester-, 36 x 74mm, in the shape of a bài badge, tu phu cong dong ("Council of the Four Palaces") within central rectangle, flanked by two dragons flying among clouds & facing a flaming pearl, attached at top & bottom with cord & ring for suspending tassels, AU, ex John Sylvester Jr. Collection. The Four Mother Goddesses are important deities in the traditional Vietnamese religion of Tu Phu ("Four Palaces") and its worship of Dao Mau, the supreme Mother Goddess. The Four Palaces refer to the four realms, i.e., Heaven, Mountains, Water, and Earth, each ruled by a Mother Goddess.
Estimate: 150-250 USD