Comb (Hair - grooming tool)

E1171

From: Egypt | Ballas (uncertain) | Naqada (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E1171
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Ballas (uncertain) | Naqada (uncertain)
Period Egyptian Predynastic Period
Section Egyptian
Materials Ivory
Iconography Bird
Description

Double bird at top. Edge almost smooth. Probably a degeneration of the small toothed comb. Possibly amuletic.

Credit Line Distribution from the Egyptian Research Account; William Flinders Petrie, 1895
Other Number ES 1171 - Original Number

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