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Catalog Number CAS 0558-0002   CAS 0558-0002; Ring
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Ring
Culture Maasai
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Ngorongoro Crater
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Tin; Garnets
Description Ring made of formed and soldered tin with a rectangular decorative top and a two-piece, adjustable ring portion; Raised dots frame the top and separate three in-set garnets.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Max Diam = 2.0, Length = 3.6