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LOT 0569
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Segmenta and Orbiculus with Geometric Decoration
CIRCA 4H-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 - 7 1/2 in. (27 grams total, 9.8-19 cm).
Comprising: a fragment of a tapestry or a fabric in brown linen; a small orbiculus, with vegetal decoration; fragment of a clavus, in red, yellow, green wool, s-torsion, with plant ornaments; a large fragment of cloak or tapestry, with slingers inside orbiculi, sewn edges and wide border with vegetal ornaments. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Del Francia Barocas, L., Antinoe, Cent’anni dopo,catalogo della mostra, Firenze, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 10 Luglio – 1 novembre 1998 p.83, Firenze, 1998, figs. 7-8, 62, 222, 226, 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. Some designs recall Iranian motifs.
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LOT 0569
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Segmenta and Orbiculus with Geometric Decoration
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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