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Egyptian hair comb with an animal handle

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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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