Accession No
TEMP.00125
Description
Necklace - Metal necklace formed of a silver(?) Marie Theresa coin from 1780, with three pendants each terminating in a pair of metal spheres. Obverse of coin inscribed with 'IMP.HU.BO.REG.[illegible - obscured by attachment] I.THERESIA.D.[illegible - obscured by attachment]', reverse inscribed with '[illegible - obscured by attachment] CO.TYR.1780.X.ARCHID.AUST.[illegible - obscured by attachment]'
Place
Africa; East Africa; Ethiopia
Period
Source
?Phillipson, David Walter (Professor) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00125
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Silver
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (CMS Description)
Condition - good. Half of one of the metal spheres is missing
Event Date 14/5/2015
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Possibly donated by Prof. D. Philipson for the currency in Africa exhibition. Professor David Philipson was former Director of the MAA until circa.2006
Event Date 14/5/2015
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Metal necklace formed of a silver(?) Marie Theresa coin from 1780, with three pendants each terminating in a pair of metal spheres. Obverse of coin inscribed with 'IMP.HU.BO.REG.[illegible - obscured by attachment]I.THERESIA.D.[illegible - obscured by attachment]', reverse inscribed with '[illegible - obscured by attachment] CO.TYR.1780.X.ARCHID.AUST.[illegible - obscured by attachment]'
Event Date 14/5/2015
Author: maa
FM:268235
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