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Women in Sri Lankan Sculpture and Painting
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Title
An amorous couple on an ivory comb
Subject
Love in art
Ivory carving--Colombo National Museum--Sri Lanka
Motherhood in art
Description
Among the auspicious items carved on this ivory comb, exhibited in the Colombo National Museum, is an amorous couple. Two other stages of motherhood are carved on separate panels. According to some, this is an illustration of the Krishna legend. An ivory comb being a bride-groom’s gift to a bride, mithuna couples and mothers of children were no doubt considered both relevant and auspicious. The comb may be assigned to the 18th century A.D.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
National Museum, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 18th century A.D.
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2012
Contributor
Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo
Rights
All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.
Relation
Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection
Format
JPEG 2000
Language
eng
Type
image
Identifier
PDWESLSP.S.138
Coverage
ce
Collection
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Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "An amorous couple on an ivory comb," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12635, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/12635 (accessed March 29, 2024).