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A tiny 19th-century ivory skeleton tries to lift a boulder
This walnut-sized ivory carving of a skeleton attempting to lift a boulder was created by Gyokushun sometime in the 19th century. The British Museum holds it, and Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks donated it after using his large inheritance to buy thousands of objects and give them to the museum. — Read the rest The post A tiny 19th-century ivory skeleton tries to lift a boulder appeared first on Boing Boing.
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