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Polished Fossil Coral "Stone"
Polished Fossil Coral "Stone"
Object Number 991-12-60/15109
Display Title Polished Fossil Coral "Stone"
Descriptions
Object Description Polished "stone", fossil coral (?). 6.9 cm. (?) x 4.8 cm. (?) x 2.4 cm. (h).
Inventory Description Fossil coral, polished, ovoid, brown, taupe
Classification
  • Fossil
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Coral
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 x 5.9 x 4.9 cm (1 x 2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15109
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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