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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Coptic comb decorated with concentric circles, Egypt, 5th-7th century AD
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Coptic comb decorated with concentric circles, Egypt, 5th-7th century AD
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Height: 24.4cm, width: 7.7cm
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£ 4,500
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Coptic wood comb of rectangular form, one end with fine teeth and the other with coarse. The decoration consists of cruciform designs made up of circles and dots. Condition intact,...
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Coptic wood comb of rectangular form, one end with fine teeth and 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.
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Provenance

Munnik Collection; acquired at Schulman in 1982
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.47-50
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