Camel (?)
This very worn and cracked head is carved on both sides. The large eye with a deep hole for inlay resembles a camel's. There are traces of indications of the nostrils and an indentation for the mouth.
Artifact
| id |
id
33580
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Rev. William MacGregor, Tamworth, Staffordshire, by 1922; Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, June 26-29 and July 4-6, 1922, lot 708; Dikran Kelekian [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_71.529_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_71.529_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_71.529_Fnt_BW_C82.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.529 |
Terms
Medium
hippopotamus ivory
Genre
figurines
Relations
createdBy
inCollection