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Toy Animal: Tortoise

Date500 B.C.E.-450 B.C.E.

Place createdTurkey, Asia

Mediummolded and handmade terracotta with white slip and red paint

Dimensions1 1/2 × 2 11/16 × 1 5/8 in. (3.8 × 6.8 × 4.2 cm)

ClassificationsDolls, Games and Toys

DepartmentSouth Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

Credit LineGift of Dr. Paul V. C. Baur

Accession Number1901.23

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