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Comb
Egyptian
Byzantine (Coptic) Period
A.D. 364–476
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length x width: 12.5 x 7 cm (4 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number14.401
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
DescriptionThis wood comb has a perforated pattern. Some of its teeth are missing. While perhaps used for personal hygiene, such combs were also used by women when weaving.
ProvenanceFrom Akhmim?. 1872: By 1914: Denmal Waldo Rodd collection; 1914: given to the MFA by D.W. Ross.