Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Comb
Description
Wood
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An ancient Egyptian wooden comb with fine teeth.
The artifact is a well-preserved wooden comb, showcasing symmetry and craftsmanship typical of ancient Egyptian everyday objects. Its smooth surface and evenly spaced teeth suggest it was used for personal grooming. The simple design indicates a utilitarian purpose, without decorative elements or inscriptions.
daily life
unknown
good
Materials
wood
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116246323 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1448 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544850 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.