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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
American Museum of Natural History collections of gems and minerals photographic slides
Collection
Identifier: PSC 33
Scope and Contents
Consisting mostly of cut and uncut gems and minerals as well as some carvings, figures, and vases. Nearly all of the slides are captioned with detailed information about the type of stone and the place of origin.
Dates:
circa 1970s
American Museum of Natural History photographic slides of gem and mineral specimens
Collection
Identifier: PSC 627C
Scope and Contents
Studio photographs of gem and mineral specimens.
Dates:
1996
Mineral science specimens photographic slides, undated.
Collection
Identifier: PSC 54
Abstract
Slides of minerals and gems. Some are close-up photographs showing texture and patterns. Twenty slides have a specimen number with no descriptive captions. Other images include cut and uncut gems. Two figures: Nephrite jade water buffalo from the Ming dynasty and "Kanzeon Bosatsu" Japanese Buddhist goddess of mercy by (K. Nakagawa). One image of the a display in the AMNH Hall of Gems.
Dates:
undated