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Object Number 36-5-60/2512
Display Title Alabaster gorget
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, gorget, alabaster, discoidal, perforated
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Yemen
Additional Geographic Terms Arabia, Southern
Materials Alabaster
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 4.1 x 0.7 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
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