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1929.06.0003

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Comb   (1929.06.0003)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Toilet Articles
    3. :
  3. Hair Care Artifacts
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Renaissance
Date 15th – 16th century?
Culture French
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 13.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 10.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.5 cm
Weight 67 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Animal--Tooth--Ivory
Manufacturing Processes Carved

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Randall, Richard H., Jr. The Golden Age of Ivory. Gothic Carvings in North American Collections (New York, 1993), pp. 8, 10, 114.

"Images in ivory," Heritage Oct. 1988, pp. 3-4

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction No

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