Coptic Bone Jewelry with stylized Faces

Culture: Egyptian/Coptic

Period: 5th-6th A.D.

Material: Bone

Dimensions: 11 cm and 9 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 1033

Provenance: French private collection

Condition: Intact

Description: Two elongated, thin bone pieces, on the upper third a stylized face is engraved and punched. Eyes, hair, nose and mouth are featured by circles, perforations and few lines. A very beautiful, abstract depiction. One of the clasps with four holes for mounting. These objects were probably used as pins on the tunics. But it is also quite possible that they served as hair decoration.