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Buddha CarvingDescription
carved ivory disc, Buddha on one side, flower on reverse, mounted upright on squat cylindrical base. An Indian or Pakistani style Buddha is sitting cross-legged in low-relief carving with pendant ear lobes and wreath around head. On reverse is car lobes and wreath around lead. On reverse is carving of daisy-like flower. An ivory plug has been inserted through center of disk to fill a hole. A threaded pin extended from bottom of carved disk to screw into base, a 2 cm. diameter carved flower sits between dish and base. Base has been turned on lathe, has a hole in bottom. "DxH 2 DX" in pencil on bottom. Very highly polished all over. Twelve 2 mm. diameter holes at regular intervals along top edge of disk (for incense?).