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Wearable Box

late 19th-early 20th century · Yemen

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Plate 1Wearable Box, Yemen, late 19th-early 20th century, silver alloy, The Walters Art Museum, 57.2367.

Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon.

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 337, cat. 241 (supplied scan PDF p. 334)

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Wearable Box, Yemen, late 19th-early 20th century, silver alloy, The Walters Art Museum, 57.2367.Plate 1 · Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon. · Printed p. 337, cat. 241 (supplied scan PDF p. 334)

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Catalogue no. 241: Wearable Box. late 19th-early 20th century; silver alloy; Yemen.

Date
late 19th-early 20th century
Object type
Baskets & containers
Recorded place
Yemen
Holding
The Walters Art Museum
Accession
57.2367
Source locator
Printed p. 337, cat. 241 (supplied scan PDF p. 334)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).