- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Thin rectangular piece of ivory or bone. With two Chinese symbols painted on one side. [BH [OPS Move] 20/2/2017]
- Long description
- For wooden box please refer to [1899.46.29 .1], top drawer [1899.46.29 .2], bottom drawer [1899.46.29 .3], cylindrical wooden block [1899.46.29 .4], cylindrical wooden block [1899.46.29 .5], metal weights [1899.46.29 .6-.10], rectangular pieces of ivory or bone [1899.46.29 .11-.17], metal hinged object [1899.46.29 .18], and metal scale with two pans [1899.46.29 .19] [BH [OPS Move] 20/2/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1898
- Date collected
- 1898
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1899
- Materials and processes
- Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Animal Bone
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 4 mm, Width: max 7 mm, Length: max 39 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1899.46.29.11
Search terms: Measurement, Weight
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