Nose Ring, "halaq"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 19 Oct 1988
label: Collection Date
content: 1965 to 1966
name: label: Collector
content: Alixa Naff
label: Donor Name
content: George Naff
notes: label: Notes
content: Open circle, crescent shaped sections, flat surfaces engraved with geometric designs on both sides. Ornamental use, but with possible talismanic value because of Islamic crescent symbol. Worn by women on the side of the nose. Purchased by collector from Cairo dealer as an "antique" piece.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Cairo, Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Egyptian
label: Culture
content: Arabic-Islamic
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 378937
label: USNM Number
content: E424826-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Nose Ring
physicalDescription: label: Diameter
content: 5.3 cm