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Ivory Stick with Carved Lion's Head with Glass Bead Eyes at Base
Ivory Stick with Carved Lion's Head with Glass Bead Eyes at Base
Object Number 991-12-60/15105
Display Title Ivory Stick with Carved Lion's Head with Glass Bead Eyes at Base
Descriptions
Object Description Stick with carved lion's head at base. Glass bead eyes - made of ivory. Stem carved in twisted design. (* Note: object appears to be lacking a cap/lid of some sort at opposite end. Possibly a needle case.)
Inventory Description Case, carved ivory, cylindrical, spiraled, Lion head end, painted glass eyes
Classification
  • Case
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Ivory, Glass, Pigment, Bead, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 13.8 x 1.2 x 1.3 cm (5 7/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15105
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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