Object Number | A1159A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Sinhalese |
Provenience | India | Sri Lanka |
Date Made | 18th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Ivory |
Technique | Carved | Incised |
Iconography | Dancer | Parrots |
Description | Ivory plaque carved and pierced: central portion of a double comb or inset for a box. Central figure is a dancer in slight relief with details incised. Parrots on two flanking panels. Reverse of plaque shows backview of the dancer and parrots. |
Credit Line | Purchased from Alexander Scott, 1914 |
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