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#AshmoleanAdvent Day 23 – Christmas Pomanders. These tiny decorative baubles are actually pomanders, designed to carry perfume, but the resemblance to the classic Christmas decoration is uncanny. Find out more at: http://ashmolean.org/advent
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@AshmoleanMuseum#AshmoleanAdvent Day 15 - An Engraved Watch
This spherical cased verge clock-watch was made by an anonymous German artist around 1530-1550. It is made of delicately engraved gilt-brass.
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#AshmoleanAdvent Day 12:
A chestnut!
This small Japanese wooden chestnut, measuring just 4cm wide, is in fact a netsuke. Netsuke were used to attach a medicine box, pipe, or tobacco pouch to the obi (sash) of a kimono. Find out more: https://ashmolean.org/advent #Advent #Netsuke #JapaneseArt