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Comb handle

Comb handle
 3800 BCE-3600 BCE

Medium
bone
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
bone
Measurements
6.8 × 1.9 × 0.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
662-D2
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 1899
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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