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Two Chaldean women of Mardin

Place: Mardin · today Türkiye
Date: 1900s

Two women stand side by side in long patterned robes, headbands and layered necklaces against a dark cloth. A glass lantern slide captioned "Chaldéennes de Mardin", from Fernand Grenard's 1902-1903 mission.

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Bibliothèque nationale de France, Société de Géographie (Gallica)

Fernand Grenard (presumed photographer); lantern slide by Molteni · conditions spécifiques d'utilisation (sous convention Société de géographie)

Reference: SG XCH-497

Two Chaldean women of Mardin

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