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Collections

Wooden Comb with Arabic Inscription10th - 14th century

Not on view
Double-sided ivory or bone comb, aged salmon-pink, with fine teeth along the top, wider teeth along the bottom, and a carved interlace relief panel across the central spine
Title
Wooden Comb with Arabic Inscription
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
10th - 14th century
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Length: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Width: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.268
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic