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ASHTRAY

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The ash tray is oval with one side being flattened. On the rounded rim is a whale carved in sardonyx with a green cabochon stone eye. The rounded rim is higher than the flattened one. The whale has its mouth open and its tail raised behind it. The ash tray is smooth.

Object name:
ASHTRAY
Made from:
Agate -- sard
Made in:
USA
Date made:
20th c.
Size:
8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
21.152
Class:
HARDSTONE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973