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Site : Tell Abraq - Sharjah
Period : 3rd Millennium B.C
Material : Ivory
Width : 10.12 cm
Height : 11.81 cm
Weight : 31.60 gr
This comb is carved with a design of two rows of circle patterns on both sides. The bird’s head shaped part at the top of both ends is also engraved with circular patterns like eyes on both sides. The design that the upper two ends of the comb are curved and warped is often seen in Indus civilization combs, but it is likely that a local craftsman adapted it to the bird’s head shape.
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