id: 159299 accession number: 1995.90 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.90 updated: 2022-01-04 17:20:36.052000 Comb with Gazelle, c. 1391-1353 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC) reign of Amenhotep III. Wood; overall: 5.4 x 5.7 x 0.4 cm (2 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jean-Luc and Véronique Chalmin 1995.90 title: Comb with Gazelle title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1391-1353 BC creation date earliest: -1391 creation date latest: -1353 current location: 107 Egyptian creditline: Gift of Jean-Luc and Véronique Chalmin copyright: --- culture: Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC) reign of Amenhotep III technique: wood department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art collection: Egypt - New Kingdom type: Cosmetic Objects find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 5.4 x 5.7 x 0.4 cm (2 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 3/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: This ivory comb was likely a treasured cosmetic object. digital description: wall description: Both ancient Egyptian men and women loved cosmetics. Unguents, oils, and perfumes made from aromatic plant resins and gums were obtained at great cost from distant lands. The objects identified with cosmetics were given lavish treatment. The luxurious obsidian and gold beaker hints at the precious contents it once held. Others are fanciful in form, such as an ostrich egg. The god Bes, patron god of cosmetics, himself is the subject of a colorful jar. The delicately carved human face and the head of a giraffe decorated elaborate ivory cosmetic spoons. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 page number: Reproduced: p. 304; Mentioned: p. 304 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.90/1995.90_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.90/1995.90_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.90/1995.90_full.tif