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LOT 0506
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi with Vegetation, Fish and Geometric Ornament
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 - 7 5/8 in. (17.7 grams total, 8.2-19.5 cm).
Comprising three lanceolate-shaped medallions in yellow, green, and red wool, decorated with birds and geometric and vegetal elements (left-facing); and a red wool orbiculus on white linen, featuring a floral design and a meander border. [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.154-155, no.35, for a similar textile.
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.
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LOT 0506
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi with Vegetation, Fish and Geometric Ornament
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Glass Panel with Eyes
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £106
Irregular glass panel fragment with inlaid mosaic eye motifs; repaired. 1.57 grams, 18 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of Kaire
Early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 61 from Vol .I of Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. entitled Le Kaire. Vue générale de la ville des tombeaux. 259 grams, 104 x 67 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). -
Egyptian Pale Blue Glazed Shabti
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £25
Typical mummiform figure with a square base and dorsal pillar; a detailed face; a long false beard; a lappet wig; and crossed hands holding a pick, a hoe, and the cord of a seed bag, shown over the left shoulder. 71 grams, 11.9 cm
with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.
