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Object Number 57-36-50/10113
Display Title Silver and tin amulet case
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, rectangular, curled at top, raised tin face with incised geomteric design
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms Sahara, Northwest
Materials Silver, Tin
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 6.1 x 0.9 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 57-36-50/10113

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