Powder compact
A powder compact made of carved ivory. It consists of three parts and a compact lid. The surface of the bowl is carved in relief with the figures of a lion and two lionesses. The decorative figures are painted in light and dark gray. On the lower part, there are two small red characters. (KH]
Manufacturing technique: carved elephant bone
Dimensions: radius: 6.5 cm, height: 7.5 cm
No. of parts: 4
Current owner: Slovene Ethnographic Museum
Date of the last acquisition: 1963
Previous owners and periods of ownership: Ivan Skušek, Jr. and Tsuneko Kondō Kawase - Marija Skušek, National Museum of Slovenia, Slovene Ethnographic Museum
Object condition, handling and damage: Well preserved, only a small piece broken off.
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