Female deity riding a tortoise
6th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueCarved ivory with inlaid stones
Dimensions10.8 x 10.5 cm (4 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection
Accession number50.1950
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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ProvenanceLent by Charles B. Hoyt, February 8, 1946
Bequest of Charles B. Hoyt, May 11, 1950
Bequest of Charles B. Hoyt, May 11, 1950
14th–15th century
30 B.C.–A.D 364
2061–1784 B.C.
1965
about 1894
19th century
19th century
19th century
mid-19th century
15th–16th century
18th–19th century
probably 19th–early 20th century