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LOT 0437
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile
CIRCA 7TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
20 x 9 in. (122 grams, 51 x 23 cm).
Comprising a double band for sleeve (segmentum) with a band of warriors side by side, each holding a sword in their raised right hand and a globe in the left; geometric borders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Del Francia Barocas, L., Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Roma, I materiali Copti, p.222-223, nos.63 A-B-C, for similar textile figures and warp.
FootnotesTapestry technique on linen and wool. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, a clavus, a segment running vertically on the breast and on the back of it.
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