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LOT 0753
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi, Segementa and Tablia from a Tunic with Animals, Geometric and Cross Decoration
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 - 14 in. (17.94 grams total, 7.6-35.5 cm).
Comprising a small orbiculus, with a lion, green on brown linen; fragment of a clavus, in red, yellow, green wool, s-torsion, with figures and scalloped borders; a large orbiculus, in red wool on purple linen, dentilled edges; a fragment of a tapestry with vegetal ornaments in red, yellow and green wool; a long tunic segmentum with crosses and stars inside lozenges, in yellow and dark purple. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Del Francia Barocas, L., Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Roma, I materiali Copti, pp.204-205, 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 colour palette. The large segmentum with crosses most likely belonged to an ecclesiastical garment.
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LOT 0753
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi, Segementa and Tablia from a Tunic with Animals, Geometric and Cross Decoration
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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