Accession Nr.: 2976
Type: bone objects; statuette
Date of production:
the end of the 19th c.
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Ferenc Hopp
Materials: ivory
Techniques: carved
Dimensions: height: 7 cm
length: 7 cm
width: 13.2 cm
depth: 5.9 cm
tömeg: 0.2 kg
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.