159: Miscellaneous Small Ivory Carvings
| Department | Archive |
|---|---|
| Collection | 1936 Exhibition Collection |
| Reference No. | 1936/1/5/19 |
| Level | Item |
| Dimensions | 25.6 x 45.7 cm |
| Scope and Content | Card base with eleven pieces of paper with illustrations on pasted on. Each piece has one illustration, except for the two in the centre of the top row (1936/01/05/16/02 and 03), which have 2 and 3 illustrations on, respectively. These are labelled a-e; none of the other images have individual labels. The number 159 is pasted in the lower left corner. Each image, except for that in the lower left corner (1936/01/05/19/05) has a later annotation in pencil beside it, giving bibliographic references. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Miscellaneous small ivory carvings: the following are noteworthy:- Ivory four-sided seal (a-e). These were mounted as pendants by the hole at the top: more often in bone than in ivory; about 700 B.C." |
| Notes | In the Exhibition Catalogue this is under the subheading "Carvings in ivory and bone" |
| Related records |
[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
[1936/1/5/19/1], Sub-item, 159: Miscellaneous Small Ivory Carving [1936/1/5/19/2], Sub-item, 159: Ivory Four-sided Seal [1936/1/5/19/3], Sub-item, 159: Ivory Four-sided Seal [1936/1/5/19/4], Sub-item, 159: Miscellaneous Small Ivory Carving [1936/1/5/19/5], Sub-item, 159: Miscellaneous Small Ivory Carving [1936/1/5/19/6], Sub-item, 159: Miscellaneous Small Ivory Carving [1936/1/5/19/7], Sub-item, 159: Miscellaneous Small Ivory Carving [1936/1/5/19/8], Sub-item, 159: Miscellaneous Small Ivory Carving [1936/1/5/19/9], Sub-item, 159: Miscellaneous Small Ivory Carving [1936/1/5/19/10], Sub-item, 159: Miscellaneous Small Ivory Carving [1936/1/5/19/11], Sub-item, 159: Miscellaneous Small Ivory Carving |