Double-Sided Ivory Liturgical Comb with Scenes of Henry II and Thomas Becket
Object type: Comb
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: British
Date: ca. 1200–1210
Medium: Elephant ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 1/2 in. (8.6 x 8.6 x 1.2 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Elephant
Geography: Made in Canterbury   England (possibly)  
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, and Schimmel Foundation Inc., Mrs. Maxime L. Hermanos, Lila Acheson Wallace, Nathaniel Spear Jr., Mrs. Katherine S. Rorimer, William Kelly Simpson, Alastair B. Martin and Anonymous Gifts, 1988
Accession year: 1988
Tags: Men|Saints