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1918.25.121

Carved bone comb: half wide teeth & half narrow teeth; fine fretwork carved with small dots of red. [In a glass topped box]. [E.S-R 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/12/2004]

1918.25.121

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved bone comb: half wide teeth & half narrow teeth; fine fretwork carved with small dots of red. [In a glass topped box]. [E.S-R 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 13/12/2004]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Punjab Amritsar
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Beatrice Braithwaite Batty
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1918
Date collected
By 1918
Acquisition information
Donated: 06/1918, uncertain Donated: 07/1918
Materials and processes
Material Animal Bone, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 174 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1918.25.121

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