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LOT 0588

Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group

CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/4 - 4 3/4 in. (33 grams total including package, 10.7-12.2 cm).

Comprising: remains of a segmentum in yellow, green and brown wool over a red linen background, S torsion, embroidered with a central band and coloured buds; a near complete tablion with representation of a dancer, inside a rondo, with four hares running on the four corners, triangular border on the external edge. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Del Francia Barocas, L., Antinoe, Cent’anni dopo,catalogo della mostra, Firenze, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 10 Luglio – 1 novembre 1998, p.185, for similar textiles.

Footnotes

The central dancing figure, with her attributes and attitude, can only be interpreted as a Maenad, isolated from the Bacchic procession and abandoned to sacred trances.

CONDITION

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LOT 0588

Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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