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Ivory carving

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  • A model of a skull, carved in ivory: side view. Photograph, 1936.
  • An ivory diptych containing sculptures of Aesculapius with Telesphorus and of Hygieia with Cupid. Engraving by R. Morghen.
  • A model of a skull, carved in ivory: front view. Photograph, 1936.
  • An ivory diptych containing sculptures of Aesculapius with Telesphorus and of Hygieia with Cupid. Engraving by R. Morghen.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    David Le Marchand : "an ingenious man for carving in ivory," 1674-1726 / [exhibition prepared by] the Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities of the British Museum, the National Gallery of Scotland and Leeds City Art Gallery ; in conjunction with the guest curator, Dr. Charles Avery.

    British Museum. Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities. | Date: [1996], ©1996
    • Pictures

    An ivory statue of the standing Buddha from Candy, Sri Lanka. Line engraving by H. Mutlow, 1804.

    | Date: [1804] | Reference: 3198508i
    • Pictures

    An ivory diptych containing sculptures of Aesculapius with Telesphorus and of Hygieia with Cupid. Engraving by R. Morghen.

    Morghen, Raffaello, 1761-1833. | Reference: 11567i
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    A model of a skull, carved in ivory: front view. Photograph, 1936.

    | Date: 1936 | Reference: 644390i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A model of a skull, carved in ivory: side view. Photograph, 1936.

    | Date: 1936 | Reference: 644389i
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