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LOT 0496
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Lion Chasing a Bird
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (46 grams, 26 x 17 cm).
Comprising a tendril pattern with enclosing a frieze of a lion chasing a bird, the spaces between the figures filled with squares. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Wulff,O. & W.F.Volbach, Spätantike und koptische Stoffe aus ägyptischen Grabfunden in den Staatlichen Museen Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum / Ägyptisches Museum Schliemann-Sammlung, Berlin, 1926, no.9021, p.49, for similar textile.
FootnotesTapestry technique of wool and linen in purple. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, a double segmentum, applied on the wrists of the garment and decorating the lower part of the sleeves.
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LOT 0496
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Lion Chasing a Bird
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
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