Comb decorated with a hippo

Unknown Artist

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.

Comb decorated with a hippo by Unknown Artist

Medium

Ivory (elephant)

Dimensions

h. 10 x w. 5.9 x th. 1 cm (3 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/8 in.)

Classification

Comb, hippo

Period

Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1955

Accession Number

55.144.2

Tags

Hippos

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