Comb
Artist
Unknown Egyptian artist
Date330–642
MediumWood
Dimensions4 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in. (10.2 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm)
ClassificationsWood
Credit LineGift of the James G. Hanes Memorial Fund
Object numberG.73.8.2
On View
On viewDecorated with four circles, this small double-ended comb is a utilitarian object made from locally available materials, perhaps acacia or tamarisk wood. Each end has differently sized teeth, similar to combs today.ProvenanceAllen L. Owens, Connecticut; Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, auction sale #3512, May 4, 1973; sold to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes, Winston-Salem, NC; given to NCMA, June 13, 1973.
Published ReferencesSotheby Parke Bernet, sale #3512, "Antiquities" (May 4, 1973).
"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 12, nos. 1 and 2 (December 1973), listed 59.
Caroline M. Rocheleau, Ancient Egyptian Art [Systematic Catalogue of the Collection] (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2012), cat. no. 36, illus. (color) 100.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement
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