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LOT 0484
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Satyrs
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
22 x 14 1/2 in. (239 grams, 56 x 37 cm).
Comprising part of a tunic, formed of a medallion (orbiculus) and one segment (clavus), decorated with stylised semi-human figures (satyrs?) in bright green and yellow colours on a red background, alternating with foliage ornaments. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Rutschowscaya, M.H., Tissus Coptes, Paris, 1990, pp.104-105, for similar orbiculi.
FootnotesWool tapestry. These decorations can be associated to other textiles and numerous late Roman art objects adorned with picturesque scenes reproducing daily life in the countryside.
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