Egyptian hair comb with an animal handle

An image of Cosmetic equipment. Comb, with animal handle. Production Place: Egypt. Wood, 1400-1301 B.C.

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Cosmetic equipment. Comb, with animal handle. Production Place: Egypt. Wood, 1400-1301 B.C.

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Accession Number: E.GA.4576.1943
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Anna Karbownik
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 602 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 391.37kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2053:01:07 21:28:02

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afro-comb Ancient Egypt animal animals antiquity BC bears comb cosmetic equipment cosmetica Egyptian Fitz_ANT hair comb wood wooden

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