Four ivory polyhedra in turned ivory case

Made:: 1568-1691

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Four ivory polyhedra: two Platonic solids (octahedron, icosahedron), two semi regular solids (truncated cube, truncated dodecahedron(?)) in turned ivory case with screw top (probably originally for set of five Platonic solids); paper label around case marked 'Boyle' and inventory number

Details

Category:: King George III

Object Number:: 1927-2065/8

Materials:: ivory and paper

Measurements:: overall: 90 mm x x , 34 mm, .06kg

type:: polyhedra

credit:: King's College London

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