Pair of chiefly bracelets with Portuguese and Edo figures

carvingWW-1815-162704

1815·Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay·H. 5 1/4 × W. 3 5/8 × D. 3 3/8 in. (13.3 × 9.2 × 8.6 cm)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991

Catalogue

Year: 1815
Medium: Ivory, wood or coconut-shell inlay
Dimensions: H. 5 1/4 × W. 3 5/8 × D. 3 3/8 in. (13.3 × 9.2 × 8.6 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: carving

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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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