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LOT 0062
Egyptian Decorated Wooden Comb
COPTIC, 3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (73 grams total, 12.8 cm including stand).
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.
ProvenanceEx J.P. collection, 1960s.
Private collection London, UK, 1980s.
From the private collection of J.L., Surrey, UK, 2000s.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Objects of Daily Use, Warminster, 1974, pl XXI.
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LOT 0062
Egyptian Decorated Wooden Comb
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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