Curling Iron or Hair Crimper

Provenance

Reverend Chauncey Murch (1859-1907), Luxor, Egypt; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1894; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1894.

Curling Iron or Hair Crimper

Ancient Egyptian

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (about 1550-1295 BCE)

Accession Number

136432

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

2.3 × 7 × 0.3 cm (1 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 1/8 in.)

Classification

utensil

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson