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1966.1.541

Ornament, circular flat silver disc engraved with an Arabic inscription on both faces. Ten silver pendant balls round the lower edge. [BS [OPS Move] 1/12/2016]

1966.1.541

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ornament, circular flat silver disc engraved with an Arabic inscription on both faces. Ten silver pendant balls round the lower edge. [BS [OPS Move] 1/12/2016]
Geographical reference
Egypt
Africa > Northern Africa > Egypt
Person
Field collector Charles Packard
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1966
Date collected
By 1966
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Material Gilt Metal, Process Inscribed, Process Gilded
Dimensions
Diameter 48 mm disc, Length: max 64 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.541

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