Saltcellar Base, by Temne or Bullom artist(s), ca. 1490–1530
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Saltcellar Base

Temne or Bullom artist(s)

ca. 1490–1530

Medium
Ivory
Classification
Bone/Ivory-Containers
Dimensions
H. 6 1/4 × Diam. 4 5/8 in. (15.9 × 11.7 cm)
Culture
Temne or Bullom peoples
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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