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African Art
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15th–16th century
Possibly iron
5 5/8 × 3/8 × 1/8 in. (14.3 × 1 × 0.3 cm)
Gift of Deborah Volberg Pagnotta and Dr. Rachel Volberg in honor of Professor Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973, our tough, brilliant mother
2019.110.72
Geography:
Mauritania
Culture:
Islamic
Period:
15th–16th century
Classification:
Arms and Armor
Provenance:
Collected by Labelle Prussin, Pomona, NY, 2004 in Mauritania from an archaeological site; Deborah Volberg Pagnotta, Yorktown Heights, NY and Dr. Rachel Volberg, Northampton, MA; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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