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The hinged case is primitively carved with a profusion of religious images, pierced so that the metallic foil beneath shows through. One side depicts the Rest on the Flight into Egypt and the youthful Christ adored by angels and kneeling women. The other side shows the Assumption of the Virgin.
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Title: Box
Date: 18th century
Culture: Indo-Portuguese
Medium: Bone or ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/4 × 2 1/8 in. (10.8 × 5.4 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances-Ivory
Credit Line: The Moses Lazarus Collection, Gift of Josephine and Sarah Lazarus, in memory of their father, 1888-95
Accession Number: 95.14.22
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