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Kiffa beads

Scope note

Handmade powdered glass beads made in the Mauritanian town of Kiffa, decorated with molten colored glass in various colors.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262854

Broader Terms used

<beads by geographic origin>

Term used for

bead, Kiffa
beads, Kiffa

Equivalent Terms used

Kiffa bead

Created

12yrs ago

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