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LOT 0590
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Clavus Textile Fragments with Armed Puttoes, Lion and Hound
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 - 9 in. (16.14 grams total, 22-23 cm).
Comprising two long strips (clavus) with alternating figures of hunting puttoes with shields, hares and lions. [2, 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.94-101, for a similar segmentum.
FootnotesThe theme of rabbits or hares, in association with other characters and animals of the Dionysian thiasos in a hunting setting, has notable parallels. Such representations are linked to narratives of the Dionysian cycle.
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LOT 0590
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Clavus Textile Fragments with Armed Puttoes, Lion and Hound
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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