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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
Artist : Anonymous

Relationship with : Henri II Plantagenêt

Date : approx. entre 1200 et 1210

Matériaux : Ivory
Acquisition : Anonymous gift (1988)
Art gothique
Elément 32 sur 211
Objet(s) d'Art
Object of worship (Peigne liturgique)

Vitrine : V04

Région en relation
Canterbury (England)



Description   

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.
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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
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Saint Thomas Becket
Henri II Plantagenêt