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"A woman and her granddaughter sit on the artificial seawall, a few yards from the Iranian border. Astara, Azerbaijan, 2010"
"A woman and her granddaughter sit on the artificial seawall, a few yards from the Iranian border. Astara, Azerbaijan, 2010"
Object Number 2019.5.1.48
Display Title "A woman and her granddaughter sit on the artificial seawall, a few yards from the Iranian border. Astara, Azerbaijan, 2010"
Descriptions
Classification
  • Photographic
Department Photographic
Date 2010
Artist Chloe Dewe Mathews (2010)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Azerbaijan / Astara District / Astara
Materials Digital
Quantity 1
Credit Line Robert Gardner Fellow

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