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DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Coin necklace

NameNecklace
DateLate 19th-early 20th century
Place madeSanaa or Taiz, Yemen, West Asia, Asia
MediumSilver
Dimensions12 3/16 × 4 1/2 × 1/2 in. (31 × 11.5 × 1.25 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of James McGrath, A.2015.73.90
Object numberA.2015.73.90
DescriptionFive coin pendants--larger primary pendant--attached to a necklace comprised of four chains. Each pendant has bell pendants attached at bottom: primary pendant has two; secondary pendants have three.
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