Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991
Catalogue
- Year
- 1888
- Medium
- Ivory
- Dimensions
- W. 3 3/4 × D. 29 1/2 in. (9.5 × 74.9 cm) approx.
- 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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- Source
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