Hybrid creature or dragon.
Dalton 1909: English, 14th century.
Museum's opinion 2011: English (London), 14th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Uncarved. Smooth edges with a rough centre and some holes.
Object Condition
Fragment, only the forepart of a dragon.
The colour of the ivory is deep brown, possibly due to having been buried in the earth for a period of time.
Provenance
Found in London. Collection of Charles Roach Smith (b. 1807, d. 1890)(no. 1503); purchased from him by the British Museum in 1856.
Bibliography
O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era in the British Museum (London, 1909), no. 255.
D. A. Porter, Ivory Carvings in Later Medieval England 1200-1400 (unpublished PhD thesis, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1974), no. 61.
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