Comb with Human Image
ca. 3500-3400 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
This narrow comb originally had long teeth, and it was probably worn as a hair ornament. The long beard on the face resembles that on the carved tusk in this case. The eyes and eyebrows would have been inlaid in another material, such as black paste.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Accessory
- Formatted Medium
- Bone
- Medium
- bone
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt
- Dimensions
- 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (2.2 x 6.6 cm)
- Accession Number
- 35.1267
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Pre-Dynastic, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
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