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LOT 0584

Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group

CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.

3 - 8 in. (66 grams total including package, 7.8-20.5 cm).

Comprising: fragment of a segmentum in red and coarse linen, S torsion, embroidered with geometric motifs; fragment of another segmentum in red, yellow, blue and green wool, with representations of buds within a red frame; a small tabula in purple wool over linen background, embroidered with a stylised image of Pegasus; a double segmenta, in purple over linen, embroidered with wave motif. [5, 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.190, for similar textiles.

Footnotes

These are pieces of extraordinary finesse in both material and design. They all probably were once applied as a decoration of various garments, such as tunics, cloaks, and shawls.

CONDITION

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LOT 0584

Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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