Lock and Key

Berber people, Morocco, African

  • Titles Lock and Key (Descriptive)
  • Medium brass, copper and iron
  • Dimensions 3 x 2 x 3/4 in. (7.6 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1991.1122.1-.2
  • Work Type lock and key
  • Classification Components

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