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Coptic period wooden comb, with design

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An image of Cosmetic equipment. Comb, with design. Production Place: Egypt. Wood, height 0.205 m, width 0.08 m. Coptic Period.

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Cosmetic equipment. Comb, with design. Production Place: Egypt. Wood, height 0.205 m, width 0.08 m. Coptic Period.

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  • Accession Number: E.361b.1932
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Anna Karbownik
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 511 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 109.24kB

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AD afro-comb Ancient Egypt animal animals bears circle circles circular comb Coptic coptic period cosmetic equipment cosmetica Egyptian Fitz_ANT hair comb wood wooden

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