Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile

CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

12 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (85 grams, 32.5 x 27 cm).

Comprising a large fragment of a vertical band (clavus) from a tunic, woven in yellow linen and purple wool, embroidered with two rows of interlaced polygonal patterns, edged by crenellated borders and a straight line, the two rows divided by a central linear double band. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.

Literature

Cf. Forrer, Die Graeber und Textilfunde von Achmim-Panopolis, Strassburg, 1891, pl.XI, no.4, for similar.

Footnotes

The wide geometric pattern suggests a dating of the item in the early years of the Arab conquest.

CONDITION

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LOT 0477