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Fragment of the top of a comb

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Debris between tombs 13 and 20

Medium/Technique wood
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 3.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-529
NOT ON VIEW

ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, debris between Tombs 13 and 20. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.