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LOT 0443

Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment

CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

6 in. (38 grams total including package, 15.2 cm).

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. [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.83, for similar textiles.

Footnotes

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0443

Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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