Ivory seal with a pair of bats

Details

• Title

  Ivory seal with a pair of bats

• Associated people

  Peking University (established 1898) (owner)

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  early 20th century

• Material and technique

  ivory, with carved decoration

• Material index

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  communications equipment › seal

• Dimensions

  seal 6.9 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm (height x width x depth)
  paper 5.7 x 5.7 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by E. H. North, 1980.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1980.78

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