Netsuke in form of skull and snake

Made:: 1701-1900 in Japan

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Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skull with a snake threaded through it, Japanese, 1701-1900

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A641251

Materials:: ivory and complete

Measurements:: overall: 30 mm x 36 mm x 26 mm, .028 kg

type:: netsuke

credit:: Glendining

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Netsuke in form of skull and snake

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