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EA.72129

Object record: EA.72129
Holding institution: Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, The British Museum
Period: 400-600 CE
Country of Origin: Nubia

Wooden comb, lentoid in section with coarse teeth on one side and fine teeth on the other. There is a single decorative motif of 4 concentric circles on each face of the handle. At a later date the fine teeth have been removed and a hole pierced through to allow the object to be suspended.

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