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Wooden Comb Depicting a Lion (?)4th - 8th century CE

Not on view
Double-sided ivory or bone comb with dense fine teeth at top and five wide-spaced teeth below, central panel carved with a low-relief crouching animal

Unknown, Wooden Comb Depicting a Lion (?), 4th - 8th century CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jerome F. Snyder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Wooden Comb Depicting a Lion (?)
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
4th - 8th century CE
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
4 11/16 x 1 7/8 in. (11.9 x 4.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.269
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art