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Carved human figure
Carved human figure
Artist/Maker
Datedate unknown
MediumCarved ivory or horn
DimensionsOverall: 5 × 5 3/4 × 2 in. (12.7 × 14.6 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineHamilton College Collection
Object number2023.10.92
On view
DescriptionCarved ivory or horn figure of a person wearing a crown and robe decorated with faces or sculls along front. Possibly a depiction of the Virgin of Mercy.

Additional Details

Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Ivory (?) on stone
Object number: 2023.10.90
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Woodblock Used in Printing "The Canterbury Tales"
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Date: n.d.
Medium: Carved wood
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Date: 1960-1965
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Medium: Carved boxwood
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Medium: Carved wood
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Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 20th century
Medium: Carved boxwood
Object number: 1992.17.1
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David Smith
Date: 1945
Medium: Bronze
Object number: 1986.20
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Michael Rakowitz
Date: 2020
Medium: Middle Eastern food packaging, Arabic-language U.S. newspapers, and glue, with accompanying didactic information
Object number: 2021.5.6
Photo by John Bentham.
Unknown artist
Date: 19th century
Medium: Cast bronze with inlay on marble base
Object number: 2023.10.73