Comb of King Djet
Some important artifacts were found in the tomb of the 1st Dynasty king Djet at Abydos in Petrie’s Tomb Z, such as this wide-toothed comb, which is made of hippopotamus ivory.
The king’s name is engraved inside the serekh, or palace facade. It is the earliest surviving depiction of the heavens symbolized by the outspread wings of a falcon. The wings carry the barque of Seker, below the celestial barque Djet’s serekh is surrounded by two ‘was’ scepters and one Ankh-sign.
Early Dynastic Period, 1st Dynasty, around 2980 BCE. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 47176