A BOWENITE MATRIX CARVING OF A RAT China, 1^st half of the 20^th century. The fine translucent bowenite stone with few darker inclusions is carved as a rat, with incised details, the lower area untouched and showing sediments from other stones.

Condition: Overall good condition with minor wear.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.

Weight: 69.6 g
Dimensions: Length 6.5 cm