Ivory: sculpture

Description
One yellow-white ivory puzzle ball comprising openwork carved and pierced concentric spheres. The outermost shell presents an intricate pattern of figures and botanical forms interleaved with ring-shaped openings. The next shell inwards exhibits a cut-out pattern of eight-pointed stars and circles interleaved with larger rings.
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Provenance details
Purchased by Keith Duffield from Rewi Alley, and gifted to Canterbury Museum by his wife following his death.
Measurements
Diameter: whole: 49.44mm
Associated notes
Purchased from Rewi Alley by the late Keith Duffield.
Other Id
C1986.2
40/86
6030
Catalogue number
C1986.2
Accession number
1986.40.1

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