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Sample

Place of origin
Mexico

Nugget of dull silvery metallic dentritic aggregate, native silver specimen


Object details
Object type
Sample
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Brief description
Silver nugget from the Lomo del Toro mine, Cuajado, Zimapan, Hidalgo, Mexico
Physical description
Nugget of dull silvery metallic dentritic aggregate, native silver specimen
Dimensions
  • Height: 21mm
  • Width: 25mm
  • Length: 30mm
Object history
Sir Warrington W. Smith collection
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
Loan:met.1-2018

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Record createdApril 18, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1438681/sample/
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