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Object Number 36-45-60/1792
Display Title Phylactery - metal case with amulet, probably of crushed bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, fitted lid, incised design, three loops on each side, pointed top
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India
Additional Geographic Terms Ladakh Province; Central Kashmir
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 9.9 x 10 x 3.4 cm (3 7/8 x 3 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-45-60/1792

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