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Man's earring (brass, turquoise) consisting of a coiled wire loop, open at one point with an enlarged tip filled with mastic; welded on at one side is a leaf shaped mount decorated with four balls and a loop above, coiled wire and granulations; inset with a blue stone, either glass or turquoise. 2" x 1 7/8" (50 x 47)
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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