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Asset ID K13849

Title Cast gold pectoral disk, 19th century, Asante (Ashanti), West Africa

Agent (Role) Photo Studio (Photographer)

Date 1984

Collection/Work Relation AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Transparency Collection, 35mm: K13849

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