The Prince and the Plunder

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Iron shell ‘manufactured by King Theodore’s European workmen’

Published / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a Comment

What: Spherical cast iron shell

Where: The National Museums of Scotland

Sources:

National Museums of Scotland spreadsheet
Accession number: A.L.367.12
Description: Spherical shell of cast iron: Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Magdala, manufactured by King Theodore’s European workmen
Acquisition source: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

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