Lead ornament, possibly in the form of a comb

A small, corroded lead object with a rounded projection at the top and a rectangular body marked by parallel horizontal ridges on either side of a central vertical band. The surface is pitted and worn, with a broken edge at the lower left. Its flat, photographed against a plain pale grey ground, shows the object's weathered texture and modest scale clearly.

Look closer: A broken edge and small chip on the left side of the object, near the middle of the left flank.

Artist

Unknown

Date

6th–5th century BCE

Medium

Lead

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3000 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of A. J. B. Wace, 1924