Part of a carved wooden archway, made from teak wood. A small wooden panel, roughly shaped like a right angled triangle with the right angle on the top left and a scalloped curve cut from the long edge. The front is carved with swirling clouds and the back with a flower. The long, left edge is marked ‘XLVII’ (this slots into part 2) and ‘A Left’ is marked in blue pencil. The top is marked ‘LI’ (this slots into part 7). A label with the object reads ‘Front 9’.
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