ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Comb
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
AAT Object Form/Functioncombs (hair ornaments)
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian, Coptic
Date6th-7th Century CE
MediumBox or fruitwood
Credit LineEx Brummer Collection, donated by the Brummer-Laszlo Family
Dimensions10 in. (25.4 cm)
Object number1998.013.017
Exhibition HistoryCultural Sensations: Africa, Coca-Cola Company Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia, April 21 - June 20, 2003Millennium Gate Museum, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2011 - September 19, 2018
Published ReferencesThe Ernest Brummer Collection Vol. I (Zurich: Galerie Koller, 1979), number 15.
ProvenanceEx coll. Ernest Brummer (1891-1964), New York, New York, by 1964. Ex coll. Ella Brummer (1900-1999), New York, New York.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
6th-8th Century CE
5th Century CE
late 2nd-mid 7th Century CE
late 2nd - early 7th Century CE
332 BCE-323 CE
4th Century CE
early 4th Century CE
2nd-8th Century CE
30 BCE-642 CE
