<em>Comb</em>, 18th century. Ivory, 3 3/8 x 3 in. (8.6 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg, 2021.1.18 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2021.1.18.jpg)

Comb

Medium: Ivory

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:18th century

Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 3 in. (8.6 x 7.6 cm) mount: 11 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (29.2 × 8.3 × 5.7 cm)

Collections:

Museum Location: Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor

Accession Number: 2021.1.18

Image: CUR.2021.1.18.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Two-sided flat comb, the teeth now largely broken off, with a central panel of pierced, carved decoration depicting a female dancer surrounded by scroling foliage, flanked by large figures of parrots. A row of pierced decoration appears above and below the central imagery.

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