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Title
A female cupid carved on an ivory comb
Subject
Symbolism in art
Ivory carving--Colombo National Museum--Sri Lanka.
Description
On the subject of love, is this ivory comb from the Colombo National Museum. The carving seems to be of a female cupid, rather unusual in art, with a sugar-cane bow.
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.139
Coverage
ce
Collection
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Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "A female cupid carved on an ivory comb," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12636, http://dlir.org/archive/items/show/12636 (accessed March 28, 2024).