A PARCEL-GILT SILVER COMB, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER COMB
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The gilded upper section of the comb is decorated in repoussé with a pair of parrots in flight, each with a leafy spray in its beak, all reserved on a ring-punched ground within an outer petal border.
3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) wide; weight 20.4 g
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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER COMB
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The gilded upper section of the comb is decorated in repoussé with a pair of parrots in flight, each with a leafy spray in its beak, all reserved on a ring-punched ground within an outer petal border.
3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) wide; weight 20.4 g