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LOT 0593
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
CIRCA 4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
9 - 9 1/4 in. (61 grams total including package, 23-23.5 cm).
Comprising: terminal part of a clavus connected by a thin band to the missing orbiculus in red granate and coarse linen, S torsion, embroidered with stylised birds and palmettes; fragment of fabric, embroidered with two segments, in black, red granate and white wool, over a coarse linen background; the internal part of the segments decorated with motifs of running hares, the linen background with opposed running black hares. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Del Francia Barocas, L., Antinoe, Cent’anni dopo, catalogo della mostra, Firenze, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 10 Luglio – 1 novembre 1998, p.208, for a similar clavus.
FootnotesThe clavus and orbiculus ornamented a tunic of white linen, often given to soldiers or member of the military class. The stylised birds possibly represent swans.
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Large Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment
Circa 7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Fragment from a tunic in coarse linen and purple violet wool, preserving the ornamentation of neck and chest, decorated with alternating medallions, with figures enclosed within the orbiculi of the vertical braids (clavi), representing nude or lightly dressed dancers; the upper part of the fragment featuring a decoration of red triangles descending downwards. 224 grams, 62 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
This iconographic theme, originating from the pagan repertoire of Greek origin, was common on late Roman tunics: it evoked the joyful processions of Dionysus' servants. -
Egyptian Black Stone Heart Amulet
New Kingdom, circa 1500-1200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Carved in the half-round, lentoid in plan, with a human head wearing a hatched wig, remains of a scarab beetle in the centre, pierced to reverse for suspension. 13.3 grams, 41.6 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Faience Broad Collar Amulet Necklace
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
A restrung group of annular and figural beads forming a collar of five descending tiers including djed pillar, atef crown, cartouche and other types. 53 grams total, 32.5 cm wide
Property of a North London, UK, gallery. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12935-246384.
Several faience collars found in the tomb of Tutankhamun use amuletic forms, the hes-vase, nefer-sign, and cartouche pendants as part of primarily plant-form collars. Depictions of collars on the sarcophagi and gold mask from the tomb of Tuiya and Yuia also show nefer-signs and palmettes used alongside the more common plant designs.
