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LOT 0579
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile Fragment of a Pair of Segmenta
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (82 grams total, fragment: 13 cm).
Comprising a double segmenta, in purple wool over linen, embroidered with interlaced vegetal motifs; mounted on linen backing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Gayet, M. Al., Le Costume en Egypte, du IIIe au XIIIe Siecle, Paris, 1900, no. 104, p.134, for a clavus in similar style; De Moor, A., 'Radiocarbon dating of ancient textiles. State of research' in De Moor, A., Fluck, C., Methods of dating ancient textiles of the 1st Millennium AD from Egypt and neighbouring countries, Tielt, 2007, pp.99-111, fig.4.
FootnotesAmong the many fragments of wool tunics, there are several segmenta, made to embroider the cuffs of the tunics. They are patterned with a profusion of small figures or interlaced abstract designs, especially plants, with a contrasting border filled with geometric motifs.
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LOT 0579
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile Fragment of a Pair of Segmenta
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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