comb

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Object Type: comb
Museum number: EA69065
Description: Wooden comb with two rows of teeth(sections missing from both); open-work decoration.
Cultures/periods: Roman Period (late)
Excavator/field collector: Excavated by: Egypt Exploration Fund
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Oxyrhynchus (historic - city)
Materials: wood
Dimensions: Height: 10.50 centimetres; Weight: 42 grammes; Width: 0.70 centimetres; Depth: 11.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Adams 1977 / Egyptian objects in the Victoria and Albert Museum (p.22)
Location: Not on display
Condition: incomplete - sections missing from both sets of teeth
Acquisition name: Transferred from: Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture); Donated by: Egypt Exploration Fund
Acquisition date: 1979
Department: Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number: EA69065
Registration number: 1979,1017.52
Additional IDs: Previous owner/ex-collection number: 1933-1897 (V&A number)

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