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Carving: O.31 & A-1946

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

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A boulder of exceptional size, dull green mottled with white, carved to represent a recumbent domesticated buffalo

Notes

History note: Winter Palace, Mr. Williamson

Measurements and weight

Height: 15 cm
Length: 40 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

1500 CE - 1600 CE

Materials used in production

Nephrite

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Accession number: O.31 & A-1946
Primary reference Number: 138337
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 19 July 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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