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Object Number 35-18-60/2416
Display Title Box of melted copper or bronze, iron or slag fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, metal fragments
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Yemen
Additional Geographic Terms Arabia, Southern
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 2.9 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm (1 1/8 x 7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 106
Label on object 35-18-60/2416

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