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1940.12.28

Bodice fastening, cast to look like filigree, with a red stone in the centre, two blue stones and two green stones, with three Austrian coins as pendants. Two hooks on the back. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/4/2005]

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1940.12.28

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bodice fastening, cast to look like filigree, with a red stone in the centre, two blue stones and two green stones, with three Austrian coins as pendants. Two hooks on the back. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 4/4/2005]
Geographical reference
Montenegro
Europe > Southern Europe > Montenegro
Pljevlja
Cultural groups
Montenegran
Person
Field collector Mary Edith Durham
PRM source Mary Edith Durham
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
1905
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Stone, Process Cast
Dimensions
Diameter: max 56 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.12.28

Search terms: Clothing, Currency, Ornament, Religion, Clothes Fastener, Coin, Pendant, Amulet