Fan (Chauri) Handle and Finial

18th century

Date

18th century

Culture or place

Sri Lanka (Kandy district)

Medium

Ivory with engraved and painted design

Size

Overall (handle): 19 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 3/16 in. (49 x 5.5 x 3 cm) Overall (finial): 3 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (8.6 x 4 cm)

Type

Ivories

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed