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Game Piece with a Scene from the Life of Apollonius of Tyre
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Walrus ivory, German
Rights: Public Domain
Medieval Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Stark and Michael Ward Gift Joseph Pulitzer Bequest and Pfeiffer and Dodge Funds 1996
Title: Game Piece with a Scene from the Life of Apollonius of Tyre
Description:
Walrus ivory, German.
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