Miniature Votive Figures and Beads
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Semi-precious stones and bone
DIMENSIONS
Size range: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) to 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
2021.1.111
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1998, provenance not yet documented; by 1998, acquired by Samuel Eilenberg of New York; 1998, bequeathed by Samuel Eilenberg to the Brooklyn Museum; April 6, 2021, accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Group of eight (8) small carvings in stone and bone, likely made for donation to a shrine or power location, or possibly serving as personal amulets.
Objects are as follows:
1. Miniature jar in reddish brown stone
2. Unidentified object (turtle?) in black stone
3. Small standing figure in bone
4. Unidentified object (turtle?) in greenish stone
5. Fragment of carved ivory tube with foliate pattern
6. Stylized, angular figure carved in bone or ivory
7. Figure with pierced area between legs, carved in stone
8. Miniature jar in greenish black stone
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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