Lot Essay
For similar, cf. Exhibition catalogue, L'art copte en Égypte, 2000 ans de christianisme, Paris, 2000, p. 211, no. 255.
.jpg?w=1)
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
Details
A LARGE COPTIC OPENWORK WOOD COMB
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
The central openwork panel decorated with a bird with outstretched wings, incised roundel border, with thin and thick teeth at each end, 10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high; and four other wood combs, 1st millennium A.D., 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high max. (5)
1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
The central openwork panel decorated with a bird with outstretched wings, incised roundel border, with thin and thick teeth at each end, 10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high; and four other wood combs, 1st millennium A.D., 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high max. (5)
Provenance
From a collection formed since 1984.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.