Tools and EquipmentItalic8th-7th century BCE
Comb
8th-7th century BCE
Dimensions
5.3 x 4.2 cm (2 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Walton Brooks McDaniel, New Jersey (?-1943/46), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, (1943/46-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Note: Walton Brooks McDaniel gave a portion of his collection to the Department of the Classics in 1943 and the rest in 1946. The Collection is named for his late wife, Alice Corinne McDaniel.
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