Comb
Sculpture
18th century (made)
18th century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Carved ivory comb; the centre filled in with perforated floriated ornaments in which are three terminal female figures in Hindu costume. The border is composed of small bosses in low relief.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Comb (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Ivory |
| Brief description | Comb, Ivory, Kandyan region, 18th century, Sri Lanka |
| Physical description | Carved ivory comb; the centre filled in with perforated floriated ornaments in which are three terminal female figures in Hindu costume. The border is composed of small bosses in low relief. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Gallery label | Comb
1700–1800
Ivory
Sri Lanka (Kandy)
Museum no. 2457-1856(14/06/2011) |
| Production | Kandyan, Sri Lanka |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of the objects of Indian art exhibited in the South Kensington Museum / by H.H. Cole. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode and sold by Chapman & Hall, 1874
p. 130
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2457-1856 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2000 |
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