Egyptian carved ivory comb

An image of Cosmetic equipment. Comb, with seven teeth of which only three are intact. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Abydos; G45. Ivory, carved. First Dynasty, Archaic period.

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Cosmetic equipment. Comb, with seven teeth of which only three are intact. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Abydos; G45. Ivory, carved. First Dynasty, Archaic period.

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Accession Number: E.59.1900
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Anna Karbownik
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Image width: 715 pixels
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afro-comb Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece antiquity Archaic Period carved comb cosmetic equipment cosmetica Egyptian Fitz_ANT hair comb ivory

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