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Tuareg

Container for a Koran

Tuareg, 1900-1932

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Container for a Koran

Tuareg

Container for a Koran

Tuareg

Container for a Koran

Tuareg, 1900-1932

Physical Qualities Copper alloy, nickel, and lead, 11.8 H x 16 W x 3.5 D cm.
Credit Line Anonymous Gift
Object Number 2002.142
Square shape with vault-shaped cover and a pendant holder on each side; designed with four circles on front and designed with Arabic script on the back.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2002; Howard and Jane Cohen, Baltimore
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2000–2000

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