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LOT 0504
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 - 7 7/8 in. (40 grams total including package, 17-20 cm).
Comprising: terminal part of a clavus from a tunic with an orbiculus, in purple wool on linen, embroidered with vegetal and floral motifs, framed by straight borders with external crenellation; a fragment of segmentum in yellow, green and red wool, S torsion, embroidered with floral and geometric patterns. [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.83, for similar textiles.
FootnotesThe fragments are decorative parts of tunics. These are fabrics of great decorative finesse, with some elements displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved color palette. The plant designs recall Iranian motifs.
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Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Temple of Edfu
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 61 from Jomard Description de l'Égypte: ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française with title Edfou (Apollinopolis Magna). Vue perspective du pylône et de la cour du Grand Temple. 235 grams, 106 x 69.3 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The Temple of Horus at Edfu is among the best-preserved temples in Egypt. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Orbiculus with a dark blue background, a stylised cup on the vertical axis, rendered in yellow, red and green wool, flanked by stylised plants or animals, while the lower part of the circle features branches flanked by leaves in pink, white, green and yellow; made of polychrome wool, with coarse linen and red, yellow, green and blue wool weft, tapestry woven. 38 grams total including package, 15.2 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The embroidery belonged to a tunic. These fabrics were of great decorative finesse, displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved color palette. The plant designs recall Iranian motifs. -
Egyptian Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Bead
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Restrung group of tubular and annular glazed composition beads with oblate centrepiece. 8.41 grams, 51 cm long
Previously with Astarte Gallery, London W1, UK, 1983. From the private collection of T.R. Elley, West Sussex, UK, 1980s. Accompanied by an invoice copy dated 18 October 1983.
