Chunk of Iron Ore

Pre-Columbian

  • Titles Chunk of Iron Ore (Descriptive)
  • Medium metal, iron ore
  • Dimensions 4 x 1 1/2 in. (10.2 x 3.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Mrs. Gay Barna, in memory of her mother, Rose Montgomery Melhado, AFI.37.1982
  • Work Type object
  • Classification Materials

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