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Source Description
Two crouched lions are carved facing each other on the top of this comb. Incised decoration on the body of the comb includes Greek key and other geometric elements.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
37673
label
Comb with Lions and Geometric Designs
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
37673
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Comb with Lions and Geometric Designs
description
Two crouched lions are carved facing each other on the top of this comb. Incised decoration on the body of the comb includes Greek key and other geometric elements.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Naples]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
6th-5th century BCE (Archaic-Classical)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
combs
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.9
height
8.5
depth
0.9
dimensionsRaw
3 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 3/8 in. (8.9 x 8.5 x 0.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Etruscan
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ivory
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6291
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ROM
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none
Page inventory
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photo
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2
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photo
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b7df1c366ccd9cdf
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photo
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