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Saltcellar Base

ca. 1490–1530
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saltcellar Base
  • Artist: Temne or Bullom artist(s)
  • Date: ca. 1490–1530
  • Geography: Sierra Leone
  • Culture: Temne or Bullom peoples
  • Medium: Ivory
  • Dimensions: H. 6 1/4 × Diam. 4 5/8 in. (15.9 × 11.7 cm)
  • Classification: Bone/Ivory-Containers
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.17.144
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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