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LOT 0525
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 - 9 in. (61 grams total including package, 6-23 cm).
Comprising: a decorative tunic stripe (clavus) ending with circular decorations (orbiculus), in dark brown wool, S-twist tapestry, borders meander decorated; two orbiculi in white and black wool over yellow linen, S-twist tapestry, embroidered with geometric motifs. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Forrer, R., Die Graeber und Textilfunde von Achmim Panopolis, Strassburg, 1891, pl.X, no.1, for a similar clavus.
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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment
Circa 4th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Fragment of a tapestry or a fabric, white linen and brown wool, S twist, depicting three rows of black slingers, shields in right or left hands, marching in opposing positions towards a roundel decorated with images of marine animals. 40 grams total including package, 22.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
This embroidery was typical of tunics and garments characterised by full-length clavi, decorated with either intricate geometric patterns or with a multitude of small figures and animals, often edged with geometric borders and finished with thick, weft-loop fringes or cords.
