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Object Number 37-40-60/2830
Display Title Shield (metal and leather) - looks like india, collector's tag says cairo
Descriptions
Object Description Shield (metal and leather) - looks like india, collector's tag says cairo
Inventory Description Shield, round, incised iron with four knobs on one side, leather with handle on
Classification
  • Shield
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India
Additional Geographic Terms India?, Southern
Dimensions Overall: 40 x 40 x 6 cm (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-40-60/2830, Mrs. Ellerton Farmer / c/o Cook ###don / Cairo

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