Wooden model of a shrine, covered with gold paint and varnish. Inside hollowed out and filled with (?)resin core. Loop at top for suspension. Flakes of both layers have worn away in parts, exposing bare wood.
Model of a shrine
Height: 3.6 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1947) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville
Accession number: E.GA.304.1947
Primary reference Number: 61686
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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