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1893.53.6

Currency token: a length of metal folded in two and then bent to resemble the form of a fish hook. [LKG 04/01/2010]

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1893.53.6

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Collection type
Object
Description
Currency token: a length of metal folded in two and then bent to resemble the form of a fish hook. [LKG 04/01/2010]
Long description
Currency token: a length of metal folded in two and then bent to resemble the form of a fish hook. At its straight end, where the piece of metal has been folded in two, the strip has been incised with three parallel cuts. The metal is dark grey. [LKG 04/01/2010]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source John Evans
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1893
Date collected
Before 1893
Acquisition information
Donated: 1893
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Material Metal Wire, Process Stamped, Process Bent, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Width 12 mm, Length 34 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1893.53.6
Research and responses

Laristan - extensive region in southeastern Fars province, Iran [AP 31/3/2000]

Search terms: Currency, Fishing, Token, Hook, Fishing Accessory

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