Ink Stone in the Form of a Shell
brownish-purple stone carved into a large conch shell with high and low relief barnacles, clams and a small crab, all with yellow-green 'eyes', on both top and bottom
- Date
- late 18th-19th century
- In our collection
- since June the 26th, 2011 up to now
- Dimensions
- 1 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 6 11/16 in. (4.76 x 9.53 x 16.99 cm)
- Location
- G217
- Medium
- Tuan stone
- Price
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- Composition
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copper 71% iron 0% atium 27% cadmium 0% oxygen 1% zinc 1%