λ An Inuit pail or bag handle

λAn Inuit pail or bag handle

Old Bering Sea III, circa 300 - 500 AD

walrus ivory, with incised linear decoration and raised pairs of ovals with pierced centres, the ends pierced for attachment and the underside with finger grips,

24cm long.

Provenance

Excavated on Punuk Islands, 1979.

John and Valerie Arieta, London.

Dr Alan Black Collection, from the above 1993.