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Handle

4th-5th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Egypt

This bone handle is probably a Coptic object. This representing four standing naked female figures under arches.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Africa
Object type
Handle
Materials and techniques
Bone
Brief description
Bone handle, Coptic, 4-5th century
Physical description
Bone handle, four standing naked female figures under arches and sperated by turned pillars. Their arms held straight downwards the hands holding scarves which hang behind their legs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Diameter: 3cm
Style
Coptic
Subjects depicted
Female
Pillars
Arches
Summary
This bone handle is probably a Coptic object. This representing four standing naked female figures under arches.
Bibliographic reference
Cf. Wulff, Oskar. Beschreibung der Bildwerke der christlichen Epochen. 3,1. Altchristliche Bildwerke. Berlin, 1909. no. 365.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.129-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O350112/handle-unknown/
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