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LOT 0570
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment of an Orbiculus with Facing Military Horsemen
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (4.15 grams, 10.7 cm).
Featuring a large central floral motif, divided into sections containing rhomboid patterns and bordered by meander designs, executed in a tapestry weave using raw wool in reddish-purple, yellow, and dark brown, with an S-twist. [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.194-195, no.50, for a similar textile.
FootnotesIn the Late Roman Period, round orbiculi decorated the shoulders and the lower part of tunics and inner tunics. These fabrics were of great decorative finesse, displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved colour palette. When the tunic came to the end of its life, these embroideries could be recycled and patched onto another garment. The motif of the opposed horsemen could be related to a military tunic.
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LOT 0570
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment of an Orbiculus with Facing Military Horsemen
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Limestone Shabti of Neferrenpet
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Ramesside Period, circa 1100 B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,725
Mummiform type with arms crossed and hands modelled in relief; face framed by a tripartite wig with long lappets; four horizontal lines of inscription around the front and back of the lower body, separated by border lines and interrupted by a vertical band on the reverse; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 708 grams total, 25.2 cm high including stand
Surface slightly worn, especially in the face and at the tips of the feet.
Ex Roger Liechti (1934 -2010), Petit-Lancy, Switzerland. Thence by descent in the family, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13472-263059.
Neferrenpet was a popular New Kingdom name, borne by a Vizier of the South, one of the most important officials serving Ramesses II. A large (32 cm high) limestone shabti for him is now in Florence (Aubert, J-F., Aubert, L., Statuettes Égyptiennes: chaouabtis, ouchebtis, Paris, 1974, p. 96). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds a smaller limestone shabti (19 cm) from the time of Ramesses II, inscribed for a sculptor named Neferrenpet (Hayes, W.C., The Scepter of Egypt. A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vol 2, New York, 1990 (reprint), p. 426). However, because the inscription on the present shabti includes no titles, it remains uncertain whether it belonged to either of them or to another person with the same name. -
Phoenician Terracotta Head Group
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
One mould formed with shoulder-length hair and puffy features; the other hollow to the reverse. 28.5 grams total, 33-34 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Egyptian Gold Snake Ring
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Formed as a slender-bodied coiled snake, featuring eye, head, and scale detailing on the body. 6.96 grams, 23.75 mm overall, 18.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13541-261559.
