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Comb with a pair of ducks

Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II
ca. 3900–3500 BCE
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Comb with a pair of ducks
  • Period: Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II
  • Date: ca. 3900–3500 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Horn
  • Dimensions: H. 9.3 x W. 5.5 x Th. 0.6 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.2.3
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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