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A GERMAN CARVED IVORY TANKARD
Second half 19th Century
The hinged domed cover surmounted by the figure of a kneeling warrior above a foliate-carved and egg-and-dart rim, the cylindrical body carved in high relief with a scene from The Punic Wars, the scrolled handle in the form of a Roman soldier, on a spreading foot carved with military trophies
13in. (33cm.) high
Second half 19th Century
The hinged domed cover surmounted by the figure of a kneeling warrior above a foliate-carved and egg-and-dart rim, the cylindrical body carved in high relief with a scene from The Punic Wars, the scrolled handle in the form of a Roman soldier, on a spreading foot carved with military trophies
13in. (33cm.) high