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CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A COPTIC BONE FEMALE FIGURE WITH GOLD ATTRIBUTES
Circa 4th Century A.D.
The body crafted from a single piece of bone, the separately-made arms attached by means of two metal dowels, the details of the garments and locks of hair incised, wearing a complete parure of gold jewelry, including bracelets of different designs on each wrist, a ring on the left ring finger, a multi-strand necklace with a double pearl pendant, and a pair of gold and pearl earrings
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm) high
Circa 4th Century A.D.
The body crafted from a single piece of bone, the separately-made arms attached by means of two metal dowels, the details of the garments and locks of hair incised, wearing a complete parure of gold jewelry, including bracelets of different designs on each wrist, a ring on the left ring finger, a multi-strand necklace with a double pearl pendant, and a pair of gold and pearl earrings
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm) high
Provenance
Inherited by the current owner in the early 1970s