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LOT 0445
Egyptian Papyrus Fragment Group
CIRCA 100 B.C.
11 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (32 grams, 29 x 21 cm).
Comprising fragments of papyrus manuscript with inked text in Demotic script. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Egyptian Hardstone Miniature Vessel
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The decorative border from a garment (cloak?), wool weaving on linen and purple, tendril pattern; the wide, undecorated central red purple panel framed with purple wavy tendrils with arrowhead-shaped leaves. 131 grams, 41.5 x 26 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Cloaks and mantles were the main type of outer garments worn by men in late antiquity. They are mentioned in the sources under a variety of names: birrus, caracallus,cucullus, lacerna, sagum, paenula and paludamentum. Unfortunately, despite the fact that cloaks were such important garments they are preserved in far fewer numbers from burials in Egypt than tunics, except as fragments.
