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This is one of three wooden combs and fragments of three others that were found in the headwrappings of the mummy of a woman.
Provenance
From Giza, G 1102. August, 1937: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1937: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Egyptian, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, 2500–2350 B.C.
Findspot
Giza, Egypt
Dimensions
Length of (a): 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Accession Number
37.1322b
Medium or Technique
Wood