Inv. No. 928
Ivory
The Church of Anba Shenouda, 13th century
A rare panel of a sanctuary door carved in fine relief with verses from a Psalm in Coptic: “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the House of the Lord” (Ps 122:1).
Inv. Nos. 176, 5656, 7572
Ivory, bone
Unknown provenance
Two of these three decorative containers (5656, 7572) were used to keep eye-paint (kohl). The third container (176) probably also served as a cosmetic object.
Inv. No. 5652
Bone
Unknown provenance
This fragment of a wooden box is decorated with panels of bone engraved with birds and mythological figures.
Inv. No. 5653
Bone
Unknown provenance
This fragment of a wooden box is decorated with panels of bone engraved with birds and mythological figures.
Inv. No. 5655
Ivory
H: 9 cm, W: 11 cm
Deir Abu-Hennis (near Antinoë), 6th century
Combs with two sets of teeth, one set with fine teeth and the other with coarse teeth, were introduced to Egypt in Roman times. The fine quality and decoration of this comb suggests that it was rather used in a liturgical context than for every-day purposes. One side of the comb shows two miracles from the New Testament: the Raising of Lazarus and the Healing of the Blind. On the other side two angels support a wreath inside of which a warrior on horesback is depicted.