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Cricket cage lid with phoenix and flower
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 18th - 19th century (1701 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- tortoiseshell and ivory, with carved decoration
- Dimensions
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2.6 cm (height)
5.1 cm (diameter)
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organic › animal › carapace › tortoise carapace › tortoise-shell,organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1981.
- Accession no.
- EA1981.25.b
Glossary
phoenix
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phoenix
Mythical bird known as hōō in Japan. The Islamic tradition appropriated the far-eastern iconography of the phoenix and used it to represent another mythical bird, the simurgh.
Location
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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