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Object Number
2005.4.5
Display Title
Pendant or amulet case on leather cord
Descriptions
Object Description
Silver pendant or amulet case with incised geometric designs, mirror center, on leather cord; cord broken
Inventory Description
Metal, silver pendant, incised geometric designs, mirror center, on leather cord
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Amazigh?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Algeria
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass, Silver alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 x 4.5 x 0.6 cm (1 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor Briggs
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Lloyd Cabot Briggs
Donor
Eleanor Briggs
(3/3/05)
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