160: Miscellaneous Small Ivory Carvings

Department Archive
Collection 1936 Exhibition Collection
Reference No. 1936/1/5/20
Level Item
Dimensions 25.7 x 70.7 cm
Scope and Content Card base with eight illustrations attached. The images are labelled a-g, with two (1936/01/05/20/01 and 03) labelled b; these letters are all pasted on separately, with the exception of f which is written on the illustration itself. The number 160 is pasted in the lower left corner. Each illustration has beside it a later annotation in pencil, giving bibliographic references. The original description in the catalogue reads: "a. Winged Orthia goddess with animals: from an early ivory brooch-plate. b. Lioness devouring a calf and stabbed by a man: this is unique; with a few other larger animals, it belongs to 650-600 B.C. c-e. Designs on bases of couchant animals, like (b): 600-500 B.C. f. Couchant beast devouring its prey g. Brooch-plate: armed horseman."
Notes In the Exhibition Catalogue this is under the subheading "Carvings in ivory and bone"