Set of five regular Platonic Solids in box

Set of five regular Platonic Solids in box

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Set of five regular Platonic Solids in box

Details

Category:
King George III
Object Number:
1927-2065/7
Materials:
ivory, shagreen and silver
type:
platonic solids
credit:
King's College London

Parts

set of five ivory regular Platonic solids: tetrahedron (edge: 20 mm)

set of five ivory regular Platonic solids: tetrahedron (edge: 20 mm)

set of five ivory regular Platonic solids: tetrahedron (edge: 20 mm), cube (edge: 15 mm), octahedron (edge: 18 mm), icosahedron (edge: 13 mm), dodecahedron (edge: 9 mm)

Materials:
ivory
Object Number:
1927-2065/7 Pt1
type:
platonic solids
Sharkskin cover case for set of five regular solids in box

Sharkskin cover case for set of five regular solids in box

Sharkskin cover case for set of five regular solids in box

Materials:
shagreen and silver (metal)
Object Number:
1927-2065/7 Pt2
type:
instrument case