Elephant
Accession Nr.: | 2976 |
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Type: | bone objects; statuette |
Date of production: |
the end of the 19th c.
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Place of production: | |
Acquisition: | collection of Ferenc Hopp |
Small sculpture made of ivory. Highly stylized elephant figure: block-like body, drooping ears, fangs bent forward. The two eyes are inlaid and have a black color. It stands on a pedestal made of other bone, to which it is attached with two copper screws. The statue is intact, but a crack is visible on one side.