19TH CENTURY
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A CARVED IVORY TANTO**
19th century
The sectioned exterior sheath carved in low relief with a central band of numerous figures going about daily business in a busy farming village, the hilt with an image of two boys watching a woman cut wheat, all divided by smaller sections carved with phoenix in flight amid clouds.
15 in. (38.1 cm) long
19th century
The sectioned exterior sheath carved in low relief with a central band of numerous figures going about daily business in a busy farming village, the hilt with an image of two boys watching a woman cut wheat, all divided by smaller sections carved with phoenix in flight amid clouds.
15 in. (38.1 cm) long