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tusk, ivory, Benin Culture, Nigeria, Africa, XVIII c.; a rare ivory tusk from the Kingdom of Benin, finely carved with the figures of warriors, serpents, etc.; the inclusion of the carved figure of the Oba or King, represented with its traditional mudfish, instead of legs, denotes that this was one of the Royal tusks which stood in the great bronze heads on the altar of the Oba's ancestors — Tusk, 1775-1777
Edo

G250

St. Jerome, Adam Lenckhardt — St. Jerome, c. 1635
Adam Lenckhardt

G341

six scenes from the life of Christ; bottom row the Annunciation, Nativity and Adoration of the Magi; middle row Betrayal of Christ by Judas, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection; top row Ascension and Pentecost — Diptych with scenes from the life of Christ, c. 1375
Attributed to Master of the Passion Diptych

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ivory noisemaker; extension carved with flowers and crosshatched designs; plexi stand — Grogger (noise maker), 20th century
Middle East or India

G362

a. body; b.right arm; c. left arm; d-g. nails. [Culture formerly "Probably Sevilla, Spain" - FLB, 03/15/2016] — Corpus, c. 1700
Master of Guadalcanal

G341

set of 32 chessmen, sixteen red and sixteen white (natural); each chaessman stands on a carved filigree globe, within which are one or more free carved balls; the globe rests on small turned stem, and the foot is carved with double row of lotus design — Chess Set, 18th century
China

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top decorated with symmetrical design with scrolling edges; some cutouts in various shapes (teardrops, circles, quatrefoil, bar) inlaid with gold stamped with repeating circular patterns on front and back of comb; tapering teeth — Hair comb, about 1800
Swahili

G254

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

Curved piece of ivory; slightly rounded corners on top, slight indentation at bottom — Court Tablet (Hu), 17th century
China

G217

Square base with a wheel of law on a double lotus plinth; 2 rows of spokes on wheel — Seal, 1428
China

G216

carved figure, with cap as the stopper; carrying a peach in one hand, the peony in the other; garments etched — Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900
China

G216

carved; the Lotus, sacred to the Buddhist and the Taoist religions — Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935
China

G216

ivory, carved; an old bottle; note handles on shoulders — Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900
China

G216

snuff bottle, carved; eighteen figures, representing the Immortals; note the carving on the shoulder, top and base; very fine piece — Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900
China

G216

snuff bottle of Ivory, carved and colored; ivory top — Snuff Bottle, 1800-1880
China

G216

snuff bottle of ivory; ivory top; overlaid with black lacquer; design etched in lacquer; four graceful figures; jade flowers on table, beside which will be seen figure of a Princess; iris in background — Snuff Bottle, 1890-1930
China

G216

snuff bottle, unusually carved; a philosopher and attendant on one side, bamboo tree on the other; the Pine Tree, Bamboo and Plum are symbols of which the Chinese say 'These trees are like friends because they keep green in cold weather'; all three of these trees are connected by the Chinese with longevity — Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900
China

G216

ivory, carved and colored; carved ivory top; carving represents people struggling against a flood — Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935
China

G216

snuff bottles (double); ivory, carved and painted; ivory tops; two fish, symbol of conjugal felicity — Snuff Bottle, 1875-1925
China

G216

ivory, overlaid with red lacquer; ivory top; design etched in lacquer; charming figures and scenes; the Pine symbolized long life; the Lotus guards against Evil Spirits; the Bat, Symbol for happiness — Snuff Bottle, 1890-1930
China

G216

carved figure, probably a princess — Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935
China

G216

carved ivory figure; spoon attached to the foot — Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935
China

G216

natural colored ivory carved with numerous figures standing and sitting — Snuff Bottle, 1850-1925
China

G216

at the top of tapper is a large, square head with a face characterized by oval, wide-set eyes, prominent nose, and partially open mouth; on top of head is a small headdress carved with patterned lines and slightly rounded at top; figure kneels on cone shape of tapper--her arms are bent at her waist and she cups her breasts with her hands; figure's belly is round with a large belly button and belt at her waist; top of tapper cone has a band of hash-mark-like carvings; tapper curves down to a point; tan in color overall — Tapper, 18th century
Yoruba

G254

standing figure holding Christ child who sits on a book (?) in saint's PL hand; saint holds cross in PR hand; figure wears a robe with a wide collar, tied with a twisted belt, and sandals — Toni Malau (St. Anthony), late 18th-early 19th century
Kongo

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tiny comb with rounded top with finial-like protrusion; hole in top for wearing as a pendant; incised designs--same on each side--of zigzag bands, straight and curved bands and cross hatched zigzags — Beard comb, early 20th century
Somali

G254

man holding pipe, monkey carrying smoking pouch — Monkey trainer, late 19th century
Shioda Toshichika

G239

carved group of father and son in tug-of-war with monkeys on bridge — Tug-of-war between monkeys and farmer with his son, late 19th century
Tsugitoshi

G239

carved figure of a hunter carrying a large monkey on his back with two smaller monkeys at his feet — Hunter carrying a monkey he caught, late 19th century
Kyūichi

G239

carved figural group of a man with monkey on his shoulder and a boy holding an egg — Monkey trainer with child, late 19th century
Hōgetsu

G239

carved figure of a standing man holding a staff with a monkey standing at his feet and on his head — Monkey trainer with two monkeys, late 19th century
Kōgetsu

G239

skull with snake coiled on top; tail curving down back of skull; no lower jaw — Snake sitting on a skull, 19th century
Japan

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man with beard shadow and large earlobes, wearing a cloth hat and sitting on a bag, performing calculations on an abacus — Daikoku using an abacus, 19th century
Shōkyūsai

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smiling fisherman with open mouth wearing grassy skirt and open shirt carrying an octopus upside-down on his back — Fisherman carrying an octopus over his shoulder, 19th century
Kōsen

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man with long beard squatting over a hat under which an oni with fangs and claws is trapped — Shōki capturing a demon with a hat, 19th century
Harumitsu

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representing wild dog or wolf. The fine lines of the fur have been darkened — Wolf with deer leg, mid 19th century
Tomotada

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angular design--angular handle and top knob; pointed shoulder; tall neck; flat top; two ivory rings on handle; decorated with Asian-style designs of cranes, bamboo, fan shapes, the moon and flowers — Coffee pot, from a four-piece coffee and tea set, c. 1875
William Fairbourne and Sons

G350

Door Panel, Mamluk dynasty, wood carved with geometric and arabesque patterns, inlaid with ivory. Panel has modern mount and is set in seperate base which has four small decorative wood panels inset. Remounted 1984. — Door Panel, 14th century
Egypt

G243

curved; each clapper in the shape of a thin human arm and hand with long, thin fingers; incised bracelets at each wrist with linear patterns; ivory colored with some tan spotting — Pair of clappers, about 1550-1292 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G254

angular design--angular handle and top knob; pointed shoulder; flat top; two ivory rings on handle; decorated with Asian-style designs of cranes, bamboo, fan shapes, the moon and flowers — Teapot, from a four-piece coffee and tea set, c. 1875
William Fairbourne and Sons

G350

half cylinder; carved figures in concave portion; seated scholar depicted on outside; purchased with BBD funds by QI Xiyu — Miniature Screens in the Form of Wrist Rests, late 19th century
China

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carved ivory finial; upper surface has garden scene with central stone column and two cranes at ground line looking back at each other; meandering patterned band at side; five circles encompassing a floral pattern at underside; circular hole at underside center — Finial, 13th-14th century
China

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Rounded quatrefoil box; undecorated; flat top — Ink Box, 18th century
China

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rectangular shape forming a miniature scroll stand; top pierced with an incised design of a tightly compressed dragon within a circle; flat, slightly raised surface with strongly scrolled ends turning in on themselves; honey-color patina on bottom of the scrolls and underside, top surface more pale — Scroll-shaped Ink Stand, 1736-1795
China

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carved in the form of pierced rocks with flowers growing in the crevices and beneath the flowering branches of a gnarled and stunted prunus tree growing to one side — Brush rest, 18th century
China

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carved ivory figure of a seated woman, bodhisattiva, holding a staff in proper left hand in high-backed chair with relief above head — Seated Budhisattiva, c. 1850
China

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carved ivory figure of a bearded old man holding a scepter in proper left hand — Figure of a Confucian Sage, 17th century
China

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carved ivory bottle vase with hexagonal base and dragons in relief around neck — Bottle Vase, c. 1850
China

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carved ivory seated figure in warrior dress, holding a spear in proper right hand — Figure of a Seated Male, c. 1870
China

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square base with Wheel of Law as knob, resting on double lotus plinth; spoked wheel with edging of groups of three circles — Seal, 1428
China

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Untitled (Monkey God holding two acolytes with foots on demon man figure), India — Untitled (Monkey God holding two acolytes with foots on demon man figure), Date Unknown
India

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Untitled (Cow with Siva and Parvati and Ganesa), India — Untitled (Cow with Siva and Parvati and Ganesa), Date Unknown
India

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Untitled (Elephant with Siva and Parvati), India — Untitled (Elephant with Siva and Parvati), Date Unknown
India

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figural garden and tea house motifs — Carved Landscape Scene, c. 1900
China

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snuff bottle of ivory, overlaid with black lacquer; ivory top; design etched in geometric flower design — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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pair of covered ivory bottles, inlaid with red lacquer; heads of elephants forming handles; wooden standards — Bottle, Qianlong period, 1736-1795
China

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man and woman with a calabash; Yoruba Tribe; pair of figures carved in ivory; the male figure is standing and holding a round vessel, his hands at its opening; the female clings to his arms, over the vessel, her feet off the ground — Man and woman with a calabash, before 1850
Yoruba

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Small off-white figure head with three pointed headdress on top. One hole on each end of headdress. Shallow hole for each eye and nostrils. — Miniature Mask, early 20th century
Pende

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band of cross-hatch design below a kneeling female figure holding an object in front; on top of her head, the tusk, forms a conical hat; H. 1- 1/4 x dia. 1 5/16 (base) in. — Ifa Divination Tapper, 19th century
Yoruba

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unnamed (long narrow object), ivory, Egyptian, century? cat. card dims L. 3-1/4', W. 7/8'; object is cracked with loose piece needing repair. Object of unknown use, with flat oval end and open-work handle. — Long narrow object, Date Unknown
Ancient Egyptian

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standing figure roughly carved with heart-shaped head and cylindrical body; two protruding mounds indicate breasts and are set wide apart; arms and legs are minimally rendered--no differentiated hands or feet; eyes and ears are wide, simply carved concentric circles; figure's back has series of tiny dark hash marks up and down each side of spine area — Standing figure, 20th century
Lega

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small pendant of hippo ivory carved into likeness of man's face; on top of head rests three-pointed crown with a band of repeating black dots below; face has high forehead, bulging eyes, rounded nose, and mouth that protrudes to a point; man has triangular beard that tapers at bottom; piece is yellowish in hue with the reverse being a darker brown — Pendant, mid 20th century
Pende

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figurative female pendant; main body of pendant is thick and rectangular, with a slightly thinner neck and a round head; dark lines on face mark the large, oval eyes, the large round nose, and the wide mouth; head is carved with dark lines that resemble hair; arms lie against the body and bend up so that hands rest on shoulders; a line runs down the center of torso, and two circles, with dark dots in the center lie on either side of line; entire piece is a light cream color with darker discolorations throughout — Pendant, 19th century
Luba

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may be in the form of a rounded vessel with three bands around wide neck and three bands around stemmed base; small loop handle on one side; small round opening on opposite side; golden brown patina — Whistle, c. 1900
Luba

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female figure with a baby clinging to her back; may have been a sword handle — Maternity Figure, 18th century
Yoruba

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elderly woman squatting on PR knee holding cleaver in PR hand above a large fruit with a baby emerging — (A farmer discovering Momotaro in a peach), late 19th century
Seiichi

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man kneeling on PR knee hoisting a baby over his PL knee with his PL hand; both figures are smiling; man is holding an object against baby's leg — (Man and boy), late 19th century
Seiichi

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round ivory netsuke with carved image of male figure looking to L with dragon on head; flames at L; incised drum on back — Netsuke (manju), 19th century
Japan

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smiling, seated musician holding drum in PL hand and stick in raised PR hand; tied bundle at PL thigh; square box at PR knee — Musician at New Year, late 19th century
Seiichi

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square shape with carved raijin figure amid swirling clouds; raijin wears a fierce look, and brandishes drumsticks above and below face — Raijin motif, 19th century
Japan

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elderly couple: male figure stands leaning on farm tool; female figure crouches, holding object between her hands — Two farmers, 19th century
Japan

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jolly figure carrying large sack on PL shoulder — Man carrying a bag over his shoulder, late 19th century
Japan

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fang-like fragment; dark brown — Carving Fragment (?), before 1500
Inuit

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unidentifiable fragment; curved, organic shape, flat on bottom, with irregular ball on top; back surface rough, chipped; dark brown — Carving Fragment, before 1500
Inuit

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unidentifiable fragment; rounded rectangular shape with protruding segment; dark brown — Carving Fragment, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; incised eyes and nostrils; dark brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole through tail; mottled browns — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole in tail; mottled browns — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; slightly bulbous body; light brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; mottled browns; vertical hole in tail — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; mottled browns; vertical hole in tail; two incised spots on back — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; mottled browns; vertical hole in tail — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; six incised spots on back; vertical hole on tail; light brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; mottled browns; hole on bottom at tail — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; incised eyes and nostrils; vertical hole through tail; mottled light and dark brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; incised eyes; vertical hole through tail; light brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole through tail; dark brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; light brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole in tail; bulbous body; dark brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; incised eyes and nostrils; vertical hole through tail; light brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; medium brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole in tail; light brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; incised nostrils and eyes; light brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole in tail; medium brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; small head; dark brown; six incised holes on back; vertical hole in tail — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; incised eyes; vertical hole in tail; light brown — Bird, before 1500
Inuit

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four-legged animal with short stumpy tail and rounded ears; back legs fused and pierced with a hole; medium brown — Quadruped, before 1500
Inuit

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