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\u00a9 The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ivory marriage caskets were often used in courtship or as a wedding gift. They could be used to hold collections of valuables\u2014but the kinds of valuables or treasures that this box held remains uncertain.\u00a0<\/p>\n[gravityform id=”2″ title=”false” description=”false”]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The kinds of valuables or treasures that this box held remains uncertain. 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