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Subject
Secular.

Unknown location

S/n

Walrus ivory

Height: 65mm

Two standing figures at a pulpit decorated with arches (possibly including a bishop).

Unpublished.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 20 April 2005, lot 1.

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