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Knife handles (13)

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Subject
Religious.

Private collection, London (in 2010)

S/n

Ivory;metal (blades);boiled leather (case)

Height: 95-98mm (apostles; handles only); 100mm (Christ); 240mm (closed case)
Width: 14-15mm (apostles); 18mm (Christ); 105mm (base of the case)
Depth: 8mm (apostles); 12mm (Christ)

Twelve apostles with attributes; Christ.

Unpublished.

Attribution
Unknown

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Provenance
Syd Levethan collection. Private collection, London: bought from Sam Fogg, London, 29 May 2008.

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