Comb with Human Image
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Object Label
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.
Caption
Comb with Human Image, ca. 3500–3400 B.C.E.. Bone, 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (2.2 x 6.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 35.1267. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.1267_NegB_print_bw.jpg)
Title
Comb with Human Image
Date
ca. 3500–3400 B.C.E.
Period
Predynastic Period, early Naqada II Period
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Bone
Classification
Dimensions
7/8 x 2 5/8 in. (2.2 x 6.6 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
35.1267
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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