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Mercury-head dime necklace

about 1945–55
Object PlaceArizona or New Mexico, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver (116 Mercury head dimes, 4 beads, chain, fittings)
Dimensions61.4 cm (24 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Chaya and David Saity
Accession number1999.222
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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ProvenancePurchased in the American Southwest by David Saity (dealer), New York; 1999, gift of David and Chaya Saity to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 23, 1999)
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