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LOT 0612
Egyptian Coptic Tunics Textile Fragments of Orbiculus and Segmenta with Animals and Geometric Decoration
CIRCA 4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 - 10 5/8 in. (30 grams total, 13-27 cm).
Comprising a purple-red wool orbiculus on linen, decorated with geometric patterns; a clavus fragment featuring a double row of vegetal interlaces in natural and dark blue wool (S-twist); a fragment of green, red, and blue wool textile on linen, decorated with vegetal motifs; and an indistinct linen fragment with traces of geometric borders. [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.202-203, for a similar clavus and type of 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. The plant designs are related to the so-called Nilotic decorative pattern.
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LOT 0612
Egyptian Coptic Tunics Textile Fragments of Orbiculus and Segmenta with Animals and Geometric Decoration
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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