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1946.8.122.1.1

Black soap-stone box [.1] with lid with carved dog on top [.2] [and fourteen soapstone blocks with ornate carved tops [1946.8.122.2 - .14]]

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1946.8.122.1.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Black soap-stone box [.1] with lid with carved dog on top [.2] [and fourteen soapstone blocks with ornate carved tops [1946.8.122.2 - .14]]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person
Field collector Miss Ayrton
PRM source Miss Ayrton
PRM source Daniel Wood Herdman
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1946
Date collected
By 1946
Acquisition information
Donated: 1946
Materials and processes
Material Steatite Stone, Process Carved
Dimensions
Height: max 40 mm, Height: max 72 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1946.8.122.1.1 Accession number: 1946.8.122.1.2

Search terms: Box, Figure, Carving, Writing, Writing Accessory