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Period
Early Medieval
Date
7th century
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.
464963

Double-Sided Comb

Unknown maker, 7th century

Double-Sided Comb at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 · Public domain

The record

Maker
Unknown maker
Date
7th century
Medium
Elephant ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 2 5/16 x 3/8 in. (10.2 x 5.9 x 0.9 cm)
Period
Early Medieval

Why it matters

Double-Sided Comb, dated 7th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Elephant ivory. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 4 x 2 5/16 x 3/8 in. (10.2 x 5.9 x 0.9 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.