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Game Piece with an Eagle Attacking a Hare

Game Piece with an Eagle Attacking a Hare. Culture: German. Dimensions: Overall: diam. 2 x 3/8 in. (diam. 5.1 x 1 cm). Date: ca. 1100-1200. The subject may refer to falconry, the most noble hunting pastime within the feudal society.
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Title:
Game Piece with an Eagle Attacking a Hare
Caption:
Game Piece with an Eagle Attacking a Hare. Culture: German. Dimensions: Overall: diam. 2 x 3/8 in. (diam. 5.1 x 1 cm). Date: ca. 1100-1200. The subject may refer to falconry, the most noble hunting pastime within the feudal society.
Technique/material:
walrus ivory
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3150 x 4200 px | 37.9 MB
Print size:
26.7 x 35.6 cm | 10.5 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ANATOMY: BONES • BONE • COLOGNE • EUROPE • GAME PIECES • GERMANY • IVORIES-WALRUS • IVORY • MADE IN COLOGNE, GERMANY • MEDIEVAL ART • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • WALRUS IVORY