Egyptian Decorated Wooden Comb
Egyptian Decorated Wooden Comb
Coptic, 3rd-7th century A.D. Rectangular in plan with fine-cut teeth to one short edge and coarse-cut to the other; reserved low-relief image to each face of a D-shaped cell and ram running amid vegetation on a textured field; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Objects of Daily Use, Warminster, 1974, pl XXI. 73 grams total, 12.8 cm including stand (5 in.).
Ex J.P. collection, 1960s. Private collection London, UK, 1980s. From the private collection of J.L., Surrey, UK, 2000s.
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Egyptian Decorated Wooden Comb
Coptic, 3rd-7th century A.D. Rectangular in plan with fine-cut teeth to one short edge and coarse-cut to the other; reserved low-relief image to each face of a D-shaped cell and ram running amid vegetation on a textured field; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Objects of Daily Use, Warminster, 1974, pl XXI. 73 grams total, 12.8 cm including stand (5 in.).
Ex J.P. collection, 1960s. Private collection London, UK, 1980s. From the private collection of J.L., Surrey, UK, 2000s.
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