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LOT 0510
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi and Segmenta with Vegetation, Animals and Geometric Ornament
CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (11.69 grams total, 8.3-11.3 cm).
Comprising a squared tablion or fragment of clavus representing a lion with a spotted body, of Sassanid style, the frame featuring geometric patterns; an orbiculus in brown-purple over white linen, S-twist, featuring a bird, frame decorated with meanders; a fragment of textile in red, green, black and yellow wool, representing flowers; and a red and black geometric ornament featuring a type of a flower. [4, 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.198-199, for a similar tablion and type of textile.
FootnotesA significant feature of this group of textiles is the fragment featuring a lion; it reveals strong Sassanid influences and may date to the brief period of the Sassanid conquest of Roman Egypt, between 618 and 628 AD.
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LOT 0510
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi and Segmenta with Vegetation, Animals and Geometric Ornament
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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