Hair Comb Decorated with Rows of Wild Animals

Unknown Artist

ca. 3200–3100 B.C.

Hair Comb Decorated with Rows of Wild Animals by Unknown Artist

Medium

Ivory

Dimensions

h. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in); w. 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in); th. 0.5 cm (3/16 in)

Classification

Comb, ornamental (teeth missing)

Period

Predynastic, Late Naqada III

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915

Accession Number

30.8.224

Tags

BirdsBoarsElephantsSnakes

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