1592997033000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-150649 1747246172357 1714398525000 1747245848757 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-150649 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150649 8ec3f241-db28-30d3-93d0-ecc8e78d035f 5 person reference agent-197771 adlib-agent-197771 de1bbdff-938c-348c-81f9-5751d6daaa1c Alexander III the Great (336-323 BC) person reference agent-182781 adlib-agent-182781 6e3a1ac1-7467-3d3d-9aad-fdf4fd57714a Ephestion person reference agent-182780 adlib-agent-182780 e92a1669-6ff1-3b5a-beb0-d2cb2e69f2ea Darius III reference term-110356 adlib-term-110356 8d05cb33-74bb-3662-85eb-e320b21f776d boxes reference term-107463 adlib-term-107463 0a123906-4c7d-3c55-abd8-e2305682cba1 Spencer George Perceval Collection Applied Arts oval, horn box pressed with a vignette of Alexander the Great standing before the kneeling family of Darius III Horn, carved and pressed. Oval with straight sides. The top of the pull-off lid depicting Alexander the Great accompanied by his lieutenant, Ephesion, visiting the mourning family of the defeated Persian king Darius III after the battle of Issus; beneath, in relief, is the legend 'Sui victoria indicat Regem'. Inside the lid and base are the pressed initials 'OB' within four concentric oval rings. PER.M.356 & A-1923 1 accession number PER.M.356 & A-1923 150649 priref 150649 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150649 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/150649 Sui victoria indicat Regem on the lid pressed inside the lid and in the base pressed OB maker's mark reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum Spencer George Perceval Bequest reference agent-151972 adlib-agent-151972 a004cfc5-52e8-3956-a6a6-7c2db8044ad8 Perceval, Spencer George 1922 1922 1922 bequeathed Entry date: 1923 1705 1705 CE 1705 1705 1728 1 1728 CE 1728 1728 possibly maker reference agent-170945 adlib-agent-170945 701157cf-07af-3bdb-ab48-d2820354814e Obrisset, John John Obrisset was the son of a Huguenot ivory worker from Dieppe. With his family he emigrated to England circa 1686, and flourished from 1705 to 1728. reference term-106655 adlib-term-106655 ee8a7821-8b3c-3059-913f-eca0d91befec 18th Century, Early reference term-107139 adlib-term-107139 9fd5ef13-3709-388f-b925-702787340e32 literal England England country probably England reference term-31730 adlib-term-31730 d39ef9dc-7210-3feb-961e-e46d3fb070d0 horn Height cm 2.6 Length cm 10.3 Width cm 8.3 reference media-125283 adlib-media-125283 d0076ed7-28a2-32da-9438-99c858666050 jpeg aa/aa24/PER_M_356_1923_20_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 707 width pixels 760 1742590855134 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/mid_PER_M_356_1923_20_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 465 width pixels 500 1742590855134 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/PER_M_356_1923_20_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 707 width pixels 760 1742590855134 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/preview_PER_M_356_1923_20_281_29.jpg 1 height pixels 233 width pixels 250 1742590855134 1 image 0 media image reference media-125284 adlib-media-125284 6db442b8-43e8-345c-b4ce-999d17aa2491 jpeg aa/aa24/PER_M_356_1923_20_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 654 width pixels 760 1742590827138 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/mid_PER_M_356_1923_20_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 430 width pixels 500 1742590827138 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/PER_M_356_1923_20_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 654 width pixels 760 1742590827138 1 image jpeg aa/aa24/preview_PER_M_356_1923_20_282_29.jpg 1 height pixels 215 width pixels 250 1742590827138 1 image 1 media image reference term-117366 adlib-term-117366 378ecbe6-ac1b-3780-9c78-2b67f93574d8 snuff box object name reference term-42545 adlib-term-42545 d3d48b12-e5ee-30fb-94d0-acf8a3f38f8e objets de vertu category reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference publication-200001910 adlib-publication-200001910 23d4d3af-bbea-3a6d-9ef0-019876d208ca Horn, Medals and Straw, A Little Known Link reference publication-6455 adlib-publication-6455 5d6a4dea-0713-34e6-81af-f3cafaa72143 Jean Obrisset reference term-8396 adlib-term-8396 715c235d-2fad-3b71-9a65-d5db65d1b9e0 English

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snuff box the base, sides and lid were carved from horn. The pieces were then heated and pressed to form flat sheets, moulding or pressed patterns before being glued to form a box, which was then stained, possibly to resemble bronze. reference term-98865 adlib-term-98865 aeb90103-2708-3cdf-abc1-219c45a070e9 carving reference term-26622 adlib-term-26622 83c03551-8f0e-3d7e-b17a-13a6959e1123 staining reference term-26719 adlib-term-26719 1282a270-5a3b-3285-a698-e2b46e8f3197 pressing reference term-27302 adlib-term-27302 eb681eca-8372-34e1-9713-8c185cfdd2d8 heating object OBJECT