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Object Number
987-14-60/14521
Display Title
Ivory ball
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory ball, or massaging. Small random cracks at each end.
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved ivory ball, punctate ends, cracked and worn
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 5.8 x 5.6 x 5.6 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-14-60/14521
Provenance
Collector
Thaddeus Anglemyer
(1901-1908)
Collector
Philinda Anglemyer
(1901-1908)
Donor
Mary Anglemyer
(12/1987)
Donor
Katherine Anglemyer
(12/1987)
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