Accession Number | ART00745 |
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Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 7.9 x 13.6 x 4.5 cm |
Object type | Sculpture |
Physical description | chalkstone |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Hamel Area, Hamel |
Date made | 1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
Not titled [German Army: a chalk carving]
Description
Chalk carving created by a member of the German army. The object is incised with the image of an ironcross and the initials and surnames of German soldiers. The piece was found in a dugout near the French town of Hamel.