An ivory figure, on a wooden beast. The figure is off-white and is standing holding two objects. He has red lips, a red tie and red dots on his headdress, as well as black eyes and black eyebrows. One leg is bent in the air. On his base are two small holes. The beast is a separate dark brown wooden piece with two wooden sticks which fit into the holes in the figure's base. Scales are etched into the back of the beast. He has a protruding snout.
decoration (household miscellany)
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