156b: Ivory Plaque
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | 1936 Exhibition Collection |
| Reference No. | 1936/1/5/16/2 |
| Level | Sub-item |
| Dimensions | 31.8 x 20.7 cm |
| Scope and Content | An ink illustration of a plaque showing two people facing each other, one holding a circular object between them and the other holding their wrist. Some sections, shown by dotted lines, are recreated and not part of the surviving object. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Ivory plaques (a-f), for the most part affixed to the front of bronze brooches (fibulae). They belong to the years about 700 B.C.: (a) is rather earlier than the rest; (f) rather later." |
| Notes | In the Exhibition Catalogue this is under the subheading "Carvings in ivory and bone" |
| Related records |
[1936/1/5/16], 156: Ivory plaques, ivory lion holding a calf
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