• Ivory comb



Ivory comb
Ivory comb

Ivory comb

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Bone (Ivory)
Restored
Length: 9 cm. Width: 3 cm.
Knossos
Temple-Tomb
Late Bronze Age, Final palatial period. Late Minoan IIIA period:
1400-1300 BC:
Gallery:
X
Case:
110
Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC) - Final Palatial period (1450-1300 BC).The cemeteries
Knossos Cemeteries
Description
Small rectangular comb with broken teeth and incised decoration of two rows of stacked chevrons on the back. Combs with relief ornamentation were usually worn in the hair as decoration, while simpler ones were meant for combing.


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