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LOT 0628
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Segmenta and Tablia with Figures, Animals and Geometric Decoration
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 - 9 1/2 in. (27 grams total, 5.4-24.2 cm).
Comprising: a large segmentum in linen and wool, with hares and lions, hunters with shields, purple wool on linen, S-torsion; fragment of a tabula with borders in dentellid decoration; a complete tabula in red, white and purple; small parts of a clavus with floral and animal embroidery. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Rutschowscaya, M.H., Tissus Coptes, Paris, 1990, p.9, for a tablion in similar style; Del Francia Barocas, L., Antinoe, Cent’anni dopo,catalogo della mostra, Firenze, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, 10 Luglio – 1 novembre 1998, p.83, 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.
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LOT 0628
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Segmenta and Tablia with Figures, Animals and Geometric Decoration
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
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