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LOT 0698
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment with Clavus and Tabula
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
22 1/2 in. (174 grams total, 57 cm).
Showing a large portion of a tunic, decorated with a clavus and a tablion, both featuring foliate ornaments alternating with kantharoi, the centre of the tablion patterned with rosettes surrounded by kantharoi on the four sides; mounted on a backing board. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Gayet, M. Al., Le Costume en Egypte, du IIIe au XIIIe Siecle, Paris, 1900, no. 51, p.115, for a tunic fragment with similar ornaments, from Deir-el-Dyk.; Del Francia Barocas, L., Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Roma, I materiali Copti, p.86, no.6, for similar textiles.
FootnotesThis type of embroidery was typical of tunics and garments characterised by full-length clavi and segmenta, decorated with either intricate geometric patterns or floral and vegetal motifs. In Christian symbology, the kantharos was an ancient Greek wine cup that symbolised resurrection and eternal life through Christ.
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LOT 0698
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment with Clavus and Tabula
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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