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 comb likely used for grooming, with decorative elements.
The artifact is a wooden comb with pointed teeth, featuring an upper decorative section with triangular cutouts and geometric patterns. The craftsmanship suggests it was both a utilitarian and decorative object, reflecting typical artistic aesthetics of the time period.
daily life
unknown
good
Materials
wood
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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.
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