156c: Ivory Plaque
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | 1936 Exhibition Collection |
| Reference No. | 1936/1/5/16/3 |
| Level | Sub-item |
| Dimensions | 16.8 x 12.9 cm |
| Scope and Content | An ink illustration of a plaque showing a female figure facing forward. To the right is a profile view of the object, showing is from the side. 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
[BSA SPHS/1/6831.C6840], Plaster cast of the Spartan warrior known as 'Leonidas' in the gallery space at the 1936 Exhibition, Burlington House, London, 1936 |