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Possibly Coptic. <em>Weaver's Comb</em>, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_front.JPG)
Possibly Coptic. Weaver's Comb, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_front.JPG)
Possibly Coptic. <em>Weaver's Comb</em>, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_front.JPG)

Possibly Coptic. Weaver's Comb, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_front.JPG)

Possibly Coptic. <em>Weaver's Comb</em>, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_threequarter.JPG)

Possibly Coptic. Weaver's Comb, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_threequarter.JPG)

Possibly Coptic. <em>Weaver's Comb</em>, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_back.JPG)

Possibly Coptic. Weaver's Comb, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_back.JPG)

Possibly Coptic. <em>Weaver's Comb</em>, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_detail01.JPG)

Possibly Coptic. Weaver's Comb, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_detail01.JPG)

Possibly Coptic. <em>Weaver's Comb</em>, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_detail02.JPG)

Possibly Coptic. Weaver's Comb, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_detail02.JPG)

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Weaver's Comb

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Possibly Coptic
MEDIUM Wood
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 5th–7th century C.E.
    PERIOD Late Antique Period
    DIMENSIONS 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.138
    CREDIT LINE 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
    CATALOGUE 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.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Possibly Coptic. Weaver's Comb, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_front.JPG)
    IMAGE front, 16.138_front.JPG. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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    Possibly Coptic. <em>Weaver's Comb</em>, 5th–7th century C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 × 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (6.9 × 1.9 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.138. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.138_front.JPG)

    TAGS

    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Comb
    Coptic
    Coptic Period
    Weaver's
    Undecorated Wood

    TAGS

    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Comb
    Coptic
    Coptic Period
    Weaver's
    Undecorated Wood

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