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LOT 0623
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment of a Clavus with Nilotic Ornament
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 in. (88 grams total, 26 cm).
Comprising a large segmentum in linen and wool, purple wool on linen, S-torsion, borders with dentilled decoration, floral and vegetal embroidery divided into three running strips; mounted on linen backing. [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.98, for similar textile.
FootnotesThis embroidery was typical of tunics and garments characterised by full-length clavi, decorated with either intricate geometric patterns or with a multitude of small figures and animals, often edged with geometric borders and finished with thick, weft-loop fringes or cords.
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LOT 0623
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment of a Clavus with Nilotic Ornament
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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