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Estimate
GBP (£) 120 - 170
EUR (€) 140 - 200
USD ($) 160 - 230
(1 Bid, Reserve not met)
CIRCA 5TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/8 in. (103 grams total including package, 36 cm).
A very large tunic fragment from the upper part of the garment, in purple and red wool over linen, S torsion, a horizontal band with geometric patterns alternating with zig-zag lines, and descending on the breast with two clavi, patterned in similar way; red border with cords in the upper part, dentilled border with floral and vegetal ornaments (plants, flowers and buds with cross) in the lower part.
PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Seagrott, M., Coptic Weaves, Merseyside County Museums, 1978, pl.18, for a fragment of a similar band.
FOOTNOTES:
These decorative bands had a ground weave in purple wool, with natural linen and red forming the inlaid design of formal sprigs and zig-zag patterns. The double woven selvedge of the tunic’s neck has been preserved in the upper part.
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