Comb fragment
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
FindspotMesaid, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueBone
DimensionsLength x width: 7 x 2 cm (2 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.266
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed), tomb 81, no. 2. [M/81/2]. 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)
2960–2770 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.