Comb with a giraffe

Nombre del creador

Unknown

Contexto cultural

Egyptian

Fecha

Creación: 40th century BCE, 39th century BCE, 38th century BCE, 37th century BCE, 36th century BCE

Fuente

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Decorative combs are among the oldest hair adornments archaeologists have found. Their presence in women's tombs demonstrates the spiritual, aesthetic, and practical importance of beauty in Ancient Egypt.

This hair comb in the shape of a giraffe on a hillside is one of a grouping of decorative combs found in Egypt. The group includes ivory combs carved with animals commonly found in the Nile Valley. During the Naqada periods, artists represented the Valley on many objects, employing motifs of its flora and fauna. The combs may have been worn by women attending festivals related to ritual hunting.

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Comb, giraffe

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Comb with a giraffe

Creador

Unknown (Enlace a la biografía)

Tipo de obra

Hair accessory; Comb (accessory)

Contexto cultural

Egyptian

Material

Ivory (elephant)

Dimensiones

h. 18.9 x w. 6.2 x th. 1.1 cm (7 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 7/16 in.);
height: 18.9centimetre;
width: 6.2centimetre

Técnica

Idioma

Fecha

Creación: 40th century BCE, 39th century BCE, 38th century BCE, 37th century BCE, 36th century BCE

ca. 3900–3500 B.C.

Procedencia

Rogers Fund, 1923

Estilo Período

Predynastic, Late Naqada l–Naqada II

Derechos

Public Domain

Inscripción

Ubicación

Egypt

Fuente

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Temas

Tema descriptivo: Clothing, Animal, Beauty supplies

Giraffes

Tema

Colaboradores de Curationist

Amanda Acosta

Contenido relacionado

Parte de: Hair and Makeup in Ancient Egypt

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Unknown, Comb with a giraffe, circa 3900–3500 BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art. This hair comb in the shape of a giraffe on a hillside may have been worn by an Egyptian woman attending a hunting festival. Public Domain.

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