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LOT 0486
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
EGYPTIAN MOUNTED COPTIC TEXTILE WITH HEART MOTIFS
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (122 grams, 41 x 26 cm).
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (122 grams, 41 x 26 cm).
Comprising a clavus with a band of heart motifs, framed by a straight border of straight segments decorated with geometric motifs. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Forrer, R., Die frühchristlichen Alterthümer aus dem Gräberfelde von Achmin-Panopolis, Strassburg, 1893, pl.VIII, no.4, for similar.
FOOTNOTES:
Tapestry technique on natural purple wool and linen. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, a clavus, running vertically on the breast and on the back of it.
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AUCTIONS:
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