A COPTIC WOODEN WEAVER'S COMB, of rectangular form with toothed edge and handle, decorated with incised borders containing concentric circles, 5th-8th Century A.D.

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A COPTIC WOODEN WEAVER'S COMB, of rectangular form with toothed edge and handle, decorated with incised borders containing concentric circles, 5th-8th Century A.D.
10½in. (26.7cm.) across, 13¼in. (33.9cm.) long

Lot Essay

These combs were used to beat close the weft thread on a loom, cf. British Museum 20747

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