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Pectoral ornament with amulet holder

AFGHAN / UZBEK people
Pectoral ornament with amulet holder
(Doga-Kumuš with bozbend)
 (early 20th century)

Medium
silver, gilt, coral, turquoise, silk (thread), metal (thread)

Measurements
40.5 × 20.0 × 2.3 cm irreg.

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Asian Art Acquisition Fund with the assistance of Graham and Vivien Knowles, Charles Goode AC and Cornelia Goode, 2013

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Central Asia, Asia

Inscription
impressed on back of purse u.c.: (maker’s mark for Moscow 1896-1908)

Accession Number
2013.914

Department
Asian Art

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