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Metal ring, nitien, with 4 knobs; clay core
Metal ring, nitien, with 4 knobs; clay core
Object Number 2014.10.4
Display Title Metal ring, nitien, with 4 knobs; clay core
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ring, metal, nitien, (currency or ritual object), four knobs, three knobs chipped and cracked, incised concentric lines, interior incised diagonal markings, clay core
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Grebo
  • Kru
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Brass , Clay
Dimensions Other: 20 × 20 × 7.5 cm, 1.996 kg (7 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 2 15/16 in., 4.4 lb.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2014.10.4
Credit Line Gift of Mark Clayton
Provenance
Collector Mark Clayton (2005-2014)
Donor Donated by Mark Clayton (2005-9/9/2014)

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