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Russian Jasper Carved Bear - Russian Carved Jasper Bear
. Petersburg or Ural, late 19th century. 
Carved jasper
. Dimensions: 5.7 × 10 × 3.3 cm. Weight: 249.3 g A finely carved miniature of a bear, rendered from russet jasper with careful attention to texture and stance. Symbol of strength and a national emblem of Russia, the bear was a favored motif in late 19th-century hardstone sculpture, often produced by master carvers of the Ekaterinburg region, St. Petersburg and Petergov workshops.