Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Comb
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 ancient Egyptian comb with a double-sided design.
The artifact is a fragmentary ivory comb featuring a double-sided design with fine, closely spaced teeth. The comb is decorated with incised linear patterns at the top edge, indicative of a simple yet functional design commonly seen in personal items from ancient Egypt. The ivory material is aged, with signs of wear but still retains the majority of its structure.
daily life
unknown
fragmentary
Materials
ivory
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280136 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 16.10.429 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547035 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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