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Carving: AAL.1-1969

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Ivory carving, possibly the body of a tankard. Oval cylinder, open at top and bottom, carved with a continuous scene incorporating centaurs, putti and boys.

Legal notes

Lent to the museum by the Master and Fellows of Trinity College

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1969) by Trinity College, Cambridge

Dating

17th Century-19th Century
1675 - 1899

Materials used in production

Ivory

Techniques used in production

Carving

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.1-1969
Primary reference Number: 208766
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 12 May 2016 Updated: Wednesday 25 September 2019 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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