Comb
Asian Art
On View: Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
MEDIUM
Ivory
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) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2021.1.18
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1998, provenance not yet documented; by 1998, acquired by Samuel Eilenberg of New York; 1998, bequeathed by Samuel Eilenberg to the Brooklyn Museum; April 6, 2021, accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum.
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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.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
CAPTION
Comb, 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)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2021.1.18.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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