Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Comb with a horse
Description
Ivory
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 intricately carved ivory comb depicting an antelope-like animal.
This ancient Egyptian comb is made of ivory and features an elongated body of an antelope-like creature with detailed anatomical features carved into the upper part. The lower section consists of fine teeth typical of comb structures from the period. The craftsmanship shows a high level of detail, suggesting it was a valuable personal item.
decorative
Predynastic
good
Materials
ivory
Connections
Materials
Ivory
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244874 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.1290 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545207 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.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.