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Carved walrus-bone comb from northern Russia, 17th century. In the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 7 X 13 cm.

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ivory comb

ivory comb

Ivory comb depicting lovers in a garden, French, second quarter of the 14th century;...

Photograph by Veronika Brazdova. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, A.560-1900

Carved walrus-bone comb from northern Russia, 17th century. In the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 7 X 13 cm.

Carved walrus-bone comb from northern Russia, 17th century. In the Walters Art Gallery,...

The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

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