Fine Coptic Bone Spoon & Tool
Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A fascinating pair of tools skillfully hand-carved from the bone of an ungulate. The first is a spoon featuring a shallow, pointed bowl, a decorative, openwork stem, and an ovoid handle with a trefoil finial. Alternatively, the second example displays a loop at one end and a long tubular stem with a patterned decoration of alternating straight and concave sections, all topped by an ovoid tip and tiered finial. Size (of largest): 6.625" L x 1.375" W (16.8 cm x 3.5 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired 1990s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#165695
Condition Report: A few minor chips to loop instrument. Both have light nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, both are excellent with nice patina and light earthen deposits.
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Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A fascinating pair of tools skillfully hand-carved from the bone of an ungulate. The first is a spoon featuring a shallow, pointed bowl, a decorative, openwork stem, and an ovoid handle with a trefoil finial. Alternatively, the second example displays a loop at one end and a long tubular stem with a patterned decoration of alternating straight and concave sections, all topped by an ovoid tip and tiered finial. Size (of largest): 6.625" L x 1.375" W (16.8 cm x 3.5 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired 1990s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#165695
Condition Report: A few minor chips to loop instrument. Both have light nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, both are excellent with nice patina and light earthen deposits.