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Subject
Secular.

Unknown location

S/n

Walrus ivory (?)

Height: 78 mm

Standing soldier in armour; sword; shield.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Object Condition
Base chipped.

Comments
The eyes of this figure were originally inlaid with jet or possibly mica beads, now missing.

Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 4 December 2013, lot 9.

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