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Animal Figurine

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Date
1910 – 1950
Material
mineral, onyx
Catalogue Number
107.01.0045
Description
A simple turtle carved from white onyx which becomes darker behind a crack across the body at the tail. The shell texture has beeen incised on the back.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1910 – 1950
Material
mineral, onyx
Dimensions
7.5 cm
Description
A simple turtle carved from white onyx which becomes darker behind a crack across the body at the tail. The shell texture has beeen incised on the back.
Subject
households
collectables
animals, turttle
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0045
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