Coptic comb decorated with concentric circles, Egypt, 5th-7th century AD
Wood
Height: 24.4cm, width: 7.7cm
12367
£ 4,500
Coptic wood comb of rectangular form with fine teeth at one end, the other with coarse. The decoration consists of cruciform designs made up of circles and dots. Condition intact, a few of the fine teeth slightly buckled.
Provenance
Schulman b.v. AmsterdamMunnik Collection; acquired at the above in 1982
Archea Amsterdam, the Netherlands; acquired before 2008
Charles Ede Ltd, London, UK; acquired from the above 8th June 2008, stock number 8221
Private collection K.M, London, UK; acquired 17th February 2009
Private collection B.H., Dublin, Ireland; gifted from the above
Literature
Compare Sir W.M.F. Petrie, Objects of Daily Use (London, 1927) pl.XXI, nos.47-50Publications
Charles Ede Ltd, Egyptian Antiquities (London, 2009) No.49
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