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Object Number 36-26-60/1750
Display Title Woman's comb of wood
Descriptions
Inventory Description Comb, carved wood, thin teeth on one side, wide teeth other side, some broken
Classification
  • Comb
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Syria / <State> / Jearin?
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 11.8 x 8.5 x 0.5 cm (4 5/8 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-26-60/1750; Syrian / Comb / Ma Yenis

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