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Object Number
991-12-60/15139
Display Title
Alabaster Oval Dish or Decorative Element with Stone or Glass Decoration
Descriptions
Object Description
Oval dish or decorative element, alabaster. Outer side has multicolored stones (glass?) and floral and bird decoration. Broken into two pieces with fragments missing. 11.8 cm. (l) x 7.5 cm. (w) x 1.5 cm. (h).
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved stone, convex oval plaque, lotus and bird relief, broken
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Stone, Alabaster, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 7.5 x 1.3 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
991-12-60/15139
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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