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Unknown
Mortar19th century

Not on view
Ivory-toned carved vessel with two sections divided by a beaded band, decorated in high-relief openwork carving with a dragon above and a phoenix among flowering branches below

Unknown, Mortar, 19th century (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim and the Indian Art Special Purpose Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Mortar
Place Made
Sri Lanka or Indonesia (?)
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
Height: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm); Diameter: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim and the Indian Art Special Purpose Fund
Accession Number
M.83.3.2
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art

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