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2024.22.109.10

Cream coloured seal with Japanese characters.


2024.22.109.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cream coloured seal with Japanese characters.
Long description
Miniature cream coloured seal with Japanese characters on base and traces of red ink. The seal is possibly made from bone or ivory.
Geographical reference
Person
PRM source Sylvia Platt
Date / Period
Date made: 1930 - 1950, uncertain
Date collected
1930 - 1960
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 12 November 2024
Materials and processes
Material Animal Bone, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Glazed
Dimensions
Length 19 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2024.22.109.10 Other numbers: 74

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