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Object Number
39-15-60/3311
Display Title
Crystal replica of knuckle bone - used as attachment on a tobacco bag
Descriptions
Object Description
Crystal replica of knuckle bone - used as attachment on a tobacco pouch, for slipping through the girdle
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved crystal replica of joint bone, perforated
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mongolian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Mongolia
Materials
Crystal
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 1.8 x 2.4 cm (1 5/16 x 11/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-15-60/3311
Provenance
Collector
Owen Lattimore
(ca. 1932)
Donor
Donated by
John Coddington
(1939)
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