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Object Number
99-12-50/53699
Display Title
Hammered brass box
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Box, brass with lid, incised geometric design, ovoid
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Ashanti
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Ghana
Additional Geographic Terms
Gold Coast
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm (3/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53699
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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