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LOT 0704
Egyptian Textile Fragment in Display Stand
COPTIC, CIRCA 6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (83 grams total, 16 cm including stand).
Open-structured fragment of a decorative garment ornament (likely a tabula or portion of clavus band); mounted in a protective acrylic display. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s.
From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.
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LOT 0704
Egyptian Textile Fragment in Display Stand
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi, Segementa and Tablia with Animals, Geometric and Cross Decoration
Circa 4th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: an orbiculus in purple wool and coarse linen, S-torsion; a tabula in purple wool and coarse linen, on a brown linen background, S-torsion, embroidered with a central cross, the borders decorated with meanders; a broad segmentum in purple wool and coarse linen, on a brown linen background, S-torsion; a small orbiculus with vegetal ornaments. 11 grams total, 5.2-18.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tabula, or tablion, was a square embroidery decorating tunics or mantles. The Christian elements, like the cross at the centre of our tabula, began to decorate garments from the 4th century onwards. -
Egyptian Limestone Pair of Eyes and Ears
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A pair of narrow, almond-shaped eyes with elegantly curved, slightly set-off lids; the eyeballs are slightly convex; the reverse is smoothed; the tip and part of the surface of one earlobe are missing; traces of black paint and a reddish-yellow colour (paint or iron oxide deposits); originally served as inlays for a coffin mask. 234 grams total, 21.5 cm wide including stand
Israeli art market, 2015, from Mr I.H., a licensed art dealer from Jerusalem. -
Egyptian Blue Faience Palestinian Shabti Pair
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Two mummiform figures, produced from the same mould, wearing lappet wigs, with arms crossed and hands holding agricultural implements; illegible hieroglyphic text on the lower body; display stand marked 'Ushabti Palestinian 1000-800 B.C.'. 120 grams total, 11.5-11.6 cm
Acquired near the British Museum, circa 1949, at 3 shillings each. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection nos.7,7a.
