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Ivory puzzle ball
Carved ivory sphere with openwork figurines in landscape with coral tassels. Reticulated ornamental balls became a speciality of the Guangzhou ivory industry in the nineteenth century. The spheres themselves carved from a single piece of ivory have relatively few pierced openings and a simple lattice pattern.
Carved ivory sphere with openwork figurines in landscape with coral tassels. Reticulated ornamental balls became a speciality of the Guangzhou ivory industry in the nineteenth century. The spheres themselves carved from a single piece of ivory have relatively few pierced openings and a simple lattice pattern.
Given by Jane Brooks
Length: 37.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2015-01-26) by Brooks, Jane
19th Century, Mid
Circa
1825
CE
-
Circa
1874
CE
Tassel
composed of
coral
( Red)
Main
composed of
ivory
Part
Daimeter 10.5 cm
Ivory
Accession number: O.1-2015
Primary reference Number: 201244
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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