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Gilt Metal Object with Clawed Figure in Relief - Fingernail Protector?
Gilt Metal Object with Clawed Figure in Relief - Fingernail Protector?
Object Number 991-12-60/14989.2
Display Title Gilt Metal Object with Clawed Figure in Relief - Fingernail Protector?
Descriptions
Object Description Gilt metal object, possibly ceremonial. May have been used on a finger, possibly a fingernail protector. Decorated with a figure in relief, robed with claws as hands and ears. 4.5 cm. (l) x 2.5 cm. (w) x 2 cm. (d).
Inventory Description Figurine, metal, hollow, open back, relief, feline figure with single clawed han
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Metal, Gilt
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm (1 7/8 x 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/14989.2
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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