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Object Number
20-33-60/D1435
Display Title
Two cones of "dust from Mecca." Pilgrimage souvenier or amulet.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pendants, clay cones, hanging from leather loops, gold painted leaves on sides
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Syria
Materials
Clay, Leather, Plant leaf, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 9.9 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm (3 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
D1435
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