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LOT 0029
Egyptian Coptic Textile Collection in Folder
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (768 grams, 29 x 25 cm).
Comprising 31 fragments of linen and wool textiles decorated with various subject matter: geometric motifs; symbolic interlaced panels and frieze; vases; human and animal figures; the designs executed using a variety of colours; displayed in a ring binder. [31, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace
Late Period, 664-323 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Restrung designer necklace with modern clasp; composed of colourful polychrome beads of mainly cylindrical types. 7.42 grams, 49 cm long
From an early 20th century UK collection. -
Egyptian Steatite Scarab in Gold Swivel Ring
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Carved with simple anatomical detailing with hieroglyphs to base with the goddess Maat (of truth) and the Red Crown of Lower Egypt; set in a later gold swivel bezel supported by a tapering, round-section gold hoop bearing a maker's mark stamped in triangular cartouche. 6.99 grams, 27.44 mm overall, 16.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile
Circa 7th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a double band for sleeve (segmentum) with a band of warriors side by side, each holding a sword in their raised right hand and a globe in the left; geometric borders. 122 grams, 51 x 23 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Tapestry technique on linen and wool. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, a clavus, a segment running vertically on the breast and on the back of it.
