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LOT 255629
Egyptian Wood Weaving Comb
COPTIC PERIOD, 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (640 grams, 24.2 cm).
With rectangular handle to the rear, teeth to the forward edge; incised saltire decoration to the upper face of the handle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously belonging to J Stewart, Mayfair, London, UK; acquired in the early 1980s.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 255629
Egyptian Wood Weaving Comb
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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