Egyptian comb, surmounted by Taweret

An image of Cosmetic equipment. Comb, surmounted by Taweret. Production Place: Egypt. Bone, carved, height 0.095 m. Notes: In Egyptian mythology, Taweret (also spelled Taurt, Tuat, Taouris, Tuart, Ta-weret, Tawaret, Twert, and Taueret, and in Greek, Θουέρις "Thouéris" and Toeris) is the protective ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and fertility.

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Cosmetic equipment. Comb, surmounted by Taweret. Production Place: Egypt. Bone, carved, height 0.095 m. Notes: In Egyptian mythology, Taweret (also spelled Taurt, Tuat, Taouris, Tuart, Ta-weret, Tawaret, Twert, and Taueret, and in Greek, Θουέρις "Thouéris" and Toeris) is the protective ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and fertility.

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Accession Number: EGA.3178.1943
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Anna Karbownik
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 481 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 103.23kB

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