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Cross for a coral beads necklace from the vicinity of Zabierzów

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 The Ethnographic Museum in Kraków

The Ethnographic Museum in Kraków
Poland

An equal-armed cross made of paktong (a copper-nickel-zinc alloy), decorated with five real coral beads. On the back of the cross, a figure of a man and a dog is engraved in its central part. The owner wore the cross together with the beads on the longest cord.

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  • Title: Cross for a coral beads necklace from the vicinity of Zabierzów
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date Created: early 20th century
  • Location Created: Zabierzów, Kraków District, Lesser Poland Province, Poland
  • Physical Dimensions: width 5 cm, height 5.7 cm
  • Type: jewellery
  • Medium: paktong; coral
  • Art Form: soldering; riveting; engraving
 The Ethnographic Museum in Kraków

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