Comb
Ivory comb, the upper part representing a temple surmounted by a floral finial, on both sides of which are conventional shaped peacocks.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | ivory |
| Brief description | Costume, ivory, carved |
| Physical description | Ivory comb, the upper part representing a temple surmounted by a floral finial, on both sides of which are conventional shaped peacocks. |
| Object history | Bought at Great Exhibition 1851 |
| 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. 131
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 956-1852 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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