Ivory
BCE 200-200 CE
Ramalingappa Lamture Museum
Details
Theme
Trade, Movement and Exchange
Subtheme
Trade Within India
Case Title
Made in Rome, found in India
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Ter, Maharashtra, India
Description
Three ‘international’ couples decorate this ivory mirror handle: their attire and ethnicity point to Central Asia, the Mediterranean, and India. Ter produced luxury ivory and bone objects for the international market, with raw material sourced from Karnataka.
