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Object Number
2014.10.207
Display Title
Metal ring, nitien, with 2 knobs; clay core
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ring, cast metal, nitien, open ring, brown patina, symmetric design and knob pair flanking opening, two knobs with incised concentric rings, surface damage, edge sheared off, visible clay core
Classification
- Unclassified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Grebo
- Kru
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Brass , Clay
Dimensions
Other: 11.5 × 12 × 4.8 cm, 2 kg (4 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 1 7/8 in., 4.41 lb.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2014.10.207
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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