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LOT 0407
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (149 grams, 36.5 x 36.5 cm).
Composed of a medallion (orbiculus) decorated with geometric interlaced patterns on a purple background, framed by a minute recurring spiral, surrounded by an external circle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Pritchard, F., Clothing Culture: Dress in Egypt in the First Millennium AD,, Manchester, 2006, pp.52ff, and fig.4.4 (c for the detail) for similar orbiculus.
Footnotes
Tapestry technique on natural linen. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, an orbiculus, medallion in purple applied to the shoulders and the lower part of the garment, front and back.
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