Female figure

carvingWW-1700-162707

1700·Ivory, iron·H. 13 x W. 3 7/8 x D. 3 5/8 in. (33 x 9.9 x 9.2 cm)

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1972

Catalogue

Year: 1700
Medium: Ivory, iron
Dimensions: H. 13 x W. 3 7/8 x D. 3 5/8 in. (33 x 9.9 x 9.2 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: carving

Artist

carving

Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers.

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