Name of Object:

Ivory box

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

The British Museum

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Date of Object:

13th-14th century; acquisition date: 1874

Inventory Number:

18740302.5

Provenance:

?

Description:

Acquired by Augustus Wollaston Franks, a curator at the British Museum who played a key role in the building of the Mediaeval collection.

Type of Object

Ivory box

Citation of this web page:

"Ivory box" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;64;en

MWNF Working Number: UK 064