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Fragment Of Carved Ivory From A Mammoth Tusk.
Fragment of carved ivory from a Mammoth Tusk. This magnificent ivory work of great finesse of execution comes from a tusk of a woolly mammoth from Siberia, which disappeared at the end of the Pleistocene around 10,000 years ago. The Chinese artist who sculpted it represented a mountainous path lined with longevity pines and populated by bodhisattvas preparing to offer an elephant to the Buddha. Cartouche of the master artist on the lower right side and five sinograms at the top left to decipher. China, 1st half of the 20th century. This exceptional object has been appraised by the firm PIERRE ANSAS ET ANNE PAPILLON D'ALTON.
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