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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

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

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

G362

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

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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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

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

G216

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

G216

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

G217

light brown patina; standing man holding an infant in the crook of his PL arm, seated on a book; man has hair cut in a tonsure hairstyle — Saint Anthony of Padua, 17th-18th century
Goan Artist

G254

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, 1870s
Takeuchi 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 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 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

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

G239

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

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
Unknown

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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figural garden and tea house motifs — Wrist Rest, c. 1900
China

G217

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 — Ink Stand, 1736-1795
China

G217

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

G217

ivory, gourd shaped; the gourd is an emblem of longevity probably owing to its durability when dry — Snuff Bottle, 19th 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

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

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

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

G242

golden brown patina; standing woman holding a book her in PL hand; PR hand in a fist with a hole in center; woman has thick hair beneath a headscarf; woman stands on an attached base which is unfinished on the back; masking tape with "13" on back — Figure of Mary Magdalene, 17th-18th century
India

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crucified Christ figure wearing crown of thorns, with head tilted slightly to PR and arms outstretched; medium brown — Crucifix, 17th-18th centuries
India

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brown patina; standing woman with hands folded; long face; headscarf which extends down nearly to skirt hem in back — Figure of "Our Lady of Sorrows", 17th-18th century
India

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standing Madonna with head turned toward PL holding infant Christ in a reclining position in front of her chest; winged putto head at bottom center; golden brown patina — Madonna and Child, 18th century
India

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golden brown patina; standing figure of Mary holding a book in her PR hand and a tiny infant Jesus sitting upright held with her PL hand; garments on both figures have many vertical pleats; edging on Mary's headscarf and garments are sawtooth; removable base with winged face at front — Madonna and Child, 18th century
India

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Christ figure looking up; arms lost; medium patina — Crucifix, 17th-18th century
India

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standing figure with PR hand on chest, holding a vertical object in PL hand; shoulder length hair; medium brown patina; "12" on masking tape on back — Figure of a saint, 17th-18th century
India

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brown patina; standing woman with hands together in prayer; woman wears a headscarf over her shoulders that extends down to her skirt hem in back, with edging of circles between bands; very regular vertical folds in clothing on back — Figure of Mary (Assumption), 17th-18th century
India

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dark brown patina; seated figure with legs hanging down--PL ankle hooked behind PR leg; PR elbow resting on a round object with PR hand on cheek; PL hand on knee; tiny sheep in PL thigh and PL shoulder; figure wears tunic with incised grid motif; pin in backside — Christ the Good Shepherd, 17th-18th century
India

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standing female figure holding a small book in her PL hand; trim on headscarf and garment is scalloped with circle border; tall base with scrolling leaves; medium brown; "14" on masking tape on back of base — Figure of Mary Magdalene, 17th-19th century
India

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golden brown patina; standing man with hair in a ring around edges of his head; arms out, bent at elbows (forearms lost); collar of robe falls into a V on upper back — St. Francis of Assisi, 17th-18th century
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cream to golden brown patina; standing Mary with long uncovered feathery hair down to her mid back holding infant Jesus in her PL hand, who is nude and sits upright; Mary wears a robe with a tie at the waist and a mantle with decorative incised edging over her shoulders — Madonna and Child, 17th-18th century
India

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brown patina; relief head of a woman with feathery hair and pierced ears; unfinished on back; masking tape with "5" on back — Bust of Madonna, 17th-18th century
India

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ivory, carved and colored; ivory top; elaborate, deep carving; dragons on sides; two panels of birds and flowers — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure holding incense burner — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved ivory figure; spoon attached to the foot — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure, holding the peach, emblem of longevity and also of marriage — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure, seated, one hand on the Pheasant; lotus in hair — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure of a Princess, carrying a Ram — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure with incense burner on stand — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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snuff bottle of ivory, carved; ivory top; carved with cranes and bamboo — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure, holding the Zither — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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snuff bottle of ivory, carved, colored, with ivory top beautifully designed; sixteen fish in seaweed — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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snuff bottle of ivory, overlaid with black lacquer; ivory top; design etched in lacquer; four graceful figures; lovely border and top of etched lacquer on ivory; figure of Princess with fan near the Jade Tree; design shows Bamboo Tree and Jade Flowers — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figures with caps as stoppers; holding lotus leaf; double snuff bottle — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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ivory, colored, carved; the peony, the pheasant, the bats, are symbols of good fortune, love, affection, happiness, especially fitting for presentation pieces; note the fine quality of carving — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure, carrying flower basket — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved; probably Ho San-Koo, whose emblem is the Lotus, and who carries the fan — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved ivory figure; carved ivory cap as stopper; holding immortal peach — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
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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ivory overlaid with red lacquer, ivory top; very beautifully carved; beautiful detail on neck of the Bottle; note the Peony Tree, not a shrub; emblematical of good fortune, love and affection; next to the chrysanthemum, the peony was the chosen flower; beautiful color both of ivory and lacquer — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure, holding a Symbol, seated on a Phoenix — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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ivory, overlaid with black lacquer; ivory top; lacquer carved; design- two ladies in a garden; other side Pheasant in a Magnolia Tree; pheasant is the emblem of beauty; to the Chinese, magnolia suggests the smile of the Maiden; the Magnolia usually accompanies beautiful women — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure of a princess with fan; colored with lacquer — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure of Priest with a fly-whisk — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure, with cap as stopper; holding peaches — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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ivory, deeply cut; ivory top; beautifully colored and carved; figure of a Princess in the center of group on one side — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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ivory, overlaid with red lacquer; ivory top; design shows the Phoenix and the Dragon in the Clouds; the three-clawed Dragon is, in China, the one commonly used for decoration; this is the Imperial Dragon of Japan; the Peach near the Dragon is the Symbol of marriage; the Phoenix, or Ho Ho Bird descends to earth to ring good tidings; he Bat is a Symbol of happiness — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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ivory, old; glass top; the handles carved on sides — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved, colored; very fine piece of carving — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure on a horse, playing a zither — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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carved figure holding the peach, symbol of immortality, probably the portrait of a priest, or of one of the Immortals — Snuff Bottle, 19th century
China

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snuff bottle, of ivory, overlaid with black and red lacquer; carved; red coral top in old silver mounting; design, the Peony; phoenix on shoulder; emblem of beauty — 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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carved ivory bottle vase with hexagonal base and dragons in relief around neck — Bottle Vase, c. 1850
China

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Carved, Nested Ball with Stand, one of a pair, China — Carved, Nested Ball with Stand, one of a pair, 20th century
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 (Elephant with Siva and Parvati), India — Untitled (Elephant with Siva and Parvati), Date Unknown
India

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

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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 seated figure in warrior dress, holding a spear in proper right hand — Figure of a Seated Male, c. 1870
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 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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Untitled (Cow with Siva and Parvati and Ganesa), India — Untitled (Cow with Siva and Parvati and Ganesa), Date Unknown
India

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

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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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