Ammunition

1700–1939

Not on view

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Title: Ammunition
Date: 1700–1939
Geography: From probably Georgia
Medium: Metal
Dimensions: [no dimensions available]
Classification: Miscellaneous
Credit Line: Gift of Miss Alice de La Mar, 1939
Object Number: C.I.39.120.12a–r
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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