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LOT 0684
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile Fragment of a Central Clavus
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 in. (45 grams total, 22 cm).
Wide tunic fragment in coarse linen and purple-violet wool with animal figures enclosed within an orbiculi, the central part of the fragment featuring a geometric decoration of stars and lozenges; mounted on cardboard backing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Institut du monde arabe, L'art copte en Égypte: 2000 ans de Christianisme : exposition présentée à l'Institut du monde arabe, Paris, du 15 mai au 3 septembre 2000, Paris, 2000, p.137, no.124, for a fragment of tunic decorated in a similar way.
FootnotesAmong the many fragments from wool tunics, there are several long strips that match to form nearly full-length central pectoral clavi. They are patterned with a profusion of small figures or interlaced abstract designs, birds, plants and animals, with a contrasting border filled with geometric motifs.
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LOT 0684
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile Fragment of a Central Clavus
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Artefact Collection
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £33
Comprising a standing figure of Sekhmet, featuring a plain dorsal pillar with an integral suspension hole, lower legs missing; two hawk-headed Qebehsenuef, Sons of Horus amulets; steatite scarab with base decorated with a cartouche of Thutmose III and a Bes figure flanked by wadj signs 18.01 grams total, 16-53 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Clavus Textile Fragments with Armed Puttoes, Lion and Hound
Circa 5th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising two long strips (clavus) with alternating figures of hunting puttoes with shields, hares and lions. 16.14 grams total, 22-23 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The theme of rabbits or hares, in association with other characters and animals of the Dionysian thiasos in a hunting setting, has notable parallels. Such representations are linked to narratives of the Dionysian cycle. -
Egyptian Terracotta Shabti
New Kingdom, late 18th-19th Dynasty, circa 1332-1189 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Mummiform figure wearing a lappet wig, arms crossed over the chest; back flat; traces of white pigment in places; supplied with a custom-made wooden stand. 45.3 grams total, 99 mm
Acquired Caledonian market, 16th March 1962, for 5 shillings. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.93.
During the late New Kingdom, larger quantities of shabti figurines were provided for the deceased and were often mass-produced using open moulds, leaving the backs flat.
