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Coptic. <em>Double Comb</em>, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_overall01.JPG)
Coptic. Double Comb, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_overall01.JPG)
Coptic. <em>Double Comb</em>, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_overall01.JPG)

Coptic. Double Comb, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_overall01.JPG)

Coptic. <em>Double Comb</em>, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_overall02.JPG)

Coptic. Double Comb, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_overall02.JPG)

Coptic. <em>Double Comb</em>, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_overall03.JPG)

Coptic. Double Comb, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_overall03.JPG)

Coptic. <em>Double Comb</em>, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_threequarter.JPG)

Coptic. Double Comb, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_threequarter.JPG)

Coptic. <em>Double Comb</em>, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.168_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Double Comb, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.168_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Double Comb</em>, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.168_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Double Comb, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.168_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

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Double Comb

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Coptic
MEDIUM Ivory
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 5th century C.E.
    PERIOD Late Antique Period
    DIMENSIONS 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.168
    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 Coarse teeth on one end, fine teeth (all broken) were on the other end. Central panel with carved designs: foliate pattern on one side, griffins on the other. Condition: All fine teeth missing. Four of the coarse teeth missing. Ends chipped, stains. Carved panel in good condition.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Coptic. Double Comb, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_overall01.JPG)
    IMAGE overall, 16.168_overall01.JPG. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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    Coptic. <em>Double Comb</em>, 5th century C.E. Ivory, 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.5 × 0.6 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, 16.168. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.168_overall01.JPG)

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