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LOT 0477
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.
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