Object Number | 85-19-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Siwan |
Provenience | Egypt |
Period | Modern |
Section | African |
Materials | Brass |
Description | Brass torc-like necklace with large embossed brass disc. Disc divided into quadrants and engraved with stars, cross-hatching and lunettes. Called an adrinn or "virginity disc" and worn by women, the decorative disc is removed from the torc when a woman is married. |
Outside Diameter | 20.4 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. John Plant in memory of her sister Eva Rosengarten, 1985 |
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