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LOT 0454
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Vines
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
23 x 7 1/4 in. (111 grams, 58 x 18.5 cm).
Composed of a clavus decorated with grape leaves and vine shoots in light yellow colour upon a purple background, with two bunches of grapes marked in green, the frame formed of a double line surrounded externally by a minute recurring spiral. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Del Francia Barocas, L., Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Roma, I materiali Copti, p.162-163, nos.39 A-B, for similar textile figures and warp.
Footnotes
Tapestry technique on natural light yellow wool upon 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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