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EA.81828

Object record: EA.81828
Holding institution: The British Museum
Period: 1550-1700 CE
Country of Origin: Nubia

Wooden comb with tapering teeth on each edge; on one edge are 14 preserved teeth and on the other 29 thinner closely-spaced teeth. Decoration on each side comprises two centrally-placed pairs of incised lines between which is a spiral pattern. There is an incised circle on the end of the comb.

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