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Box with Medallion Top

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a white and black circular box with a medallion on top. The box has a white base with three black stripes around its circumference. The medallion on top is oval-shaped and features two raised profiles facing each other. The profiles are wearing head wraps. The box is labeled with "Box with Medallion Top". The artist of the piece is not visually identifiable from the image. The box appears to be resting on a surface, with a number "83.2.231" printed on the front. The background of the image is a plain surface.

Artwork Details

Date
1760–1883
Medium
Ivory, porcelain
Dimensions
600 × 607 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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