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Object Number 2004.29.21496
Display Title Studio portrait of a woman
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Ceylon / [verso] Gift of A.Agassiz May 18,1899 Ceylon"
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1899
Culture
  • Sri Lankan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Sri Lanka
Dimensions Overall: 27.9401 × 21.59 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Alexander Agassiz

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