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Artist/Maker
Unknown

This box in turned ivory is said to have come from the tombs at Krech, South Russia.


object details
Category
Sculpture
Object Type
Box
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Lid of a Box
Materials and Techniques
Ivory
Brief Description
Box, turned ivory. Greco-Roman.
Physical Description
Box in ivory, the sides are plain and slightly concave. There is no necking; the circular lid rests on the top of the box and is of the full diameter.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.188in
  • Of base diameter: 1.375in
Style
Greco-Roman
Summary
This box in turned ivory is said to have come from the tombs at Krech, South Russia.
Bibliographic References
  • Paris : Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. XXVI. p. 99. 1923.
  • Minns, Ellis H. Scythians and Greeks. Cambridge University Press, 1913.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession Number
A.52PART/1-1926

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record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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