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Double-sided lirurgical comb with scenes of Henri II nominating Thomas Becket archibishop of Canterbury in 1162 and his martyrdom in 1170
Double-sided lirurgical comb with scenes of Henri II nominating Thomas Becket archibishop of Canterbury in 1162 and his martyrdom in 1170
Liturgical combs were used in preparing the priest to the mass. The calssicizong naturalism of the figures and the floral ornament are important featutes of English Gothic art around 1200.
