161h: Ivory Comb

Department Archive
Collection 1936 Exhibition Collection
Reference No. 1936/1/5/21/8
Level Sub-item
Dimensions 5.5 x 9.9 cm
Scope and Content An ink illustration of a plaque depicting a centaur in the form of a complete man with a horse's back. The original description in the catalogue reads: "Ivory combs: date from c. 750 to 500 B.C.": there is no mention of this object.
Notes In the Exhibition Catalogue this is under the subheading "Carvings in ivory and bone"
Related records [1936/1/5/21], 161: Ivory Combs