Weaver's Comb

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Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum
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Title:
Weaver's Comb
Creator:
Coptic
Date:
5th-7th century C.E.
Description:
Undecorated wooden weaver's comb of conventional form with teeth on one side only. Condition: General condition sound. Handle split, surfaces somewhat damaged by swelling.
Type:
Tool
Type (Narrower):
Tools & Equipment
Type (Broader):
Object
Geographic region:
Egypt
Time period:
Late Antique Period
Provenance:
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Medium:
Wood
Extent:
2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm)
Rights:
Creative Commons-BY
Identifier:
Accession Number: 16.138
Is part of:
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
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