Fragment of a Comb
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1390–1400
Medium: Elephant ivory
Dimensions: Overall: 1 9/16 x 3 7/8 x 3/8 in. (3.9 x 9.8 x 0.9 cm)
Classification: Ivories-Elephant
Culture: Italian
Themes: Knights, Queens, Women
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Date range
1390 – 1400
Largest dimension
0.9 cm
Advertisement
Related works in this department
Gold Neck Ring
Unknown artist
6th–4th century BCE
Sword and Scabbard
Unknown artist
ca. 60 BCE
Wing Brooch
Unknown artist
100–200
Medallion with a Portrait of Gennadios
Unknown artist
250–300
Bow Brooch
Unknown artist
400–450
Glass "Claw" Beaker
Unknown artist
5th–6th century
Contemporary works
Adoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ
Unknown artist
ca. 1390
Bust of the Virgin
Unknown artist
ca. 1390–95
Adoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ
Unknown artist
ca. 1390
Figure
Unknown artist
15th century
Ewer
Unknown artist
ca. 15th–16th century
Figure
Unknown artist
15th century
Jar
Unknown artist
early 15th century
Bottle
Unknown artist
15th century
More from this culture
Armor
Unknown artist
ca. 1400–1450 and later
Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head
Unknown artist
ca. 1475–80
Bascinet
Unknown artist
ca. 1350–1400, with later restorations
Bascinet
Unknown artist
ca. 1375–1400
Elbow Defense (Couter)
Unknown artist
ca. 1375–1400, modified in early 15th century
Right Breastplate from a Brigandine
Unknown artist
ca. 1400–1425
Made in this material
Made in this country
Data source · View on metmuseum.org