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Comb
Egyptian
Byzantine (Coptic) Period
4th–7th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt, Akhmim?
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length x width: 10 x 9 cm (3 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number14.402
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Cosmetic and medical
DescriptionSquare-shaped comb with coarse and fine teeth placed on either end of a narrow rectangular plaque. The central plaque is decorated with a geometric symmetrical pattern. Neatly arranged dotted circles fill both the central plaque and the area on either end of the teeth. Some of the teeth are missing.
ProvenanceFrom Akhmim? Gift of D.W. Ross, February 5, 1914.