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LOT 0669
Large Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments Embroidered with Geometric Patterns
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.
21 7/8 in. (94 grams total including paper folder, 55.5 cm).
Comprising a large portion of a clavi of a tunic, with the complete section passing across the shoulders ornamented with striped bands, filled with geometric lines and patterns, bordered with plain stripes, decorated at the intersection by a yellow flower; in wool, yellow and dark blue tapestry on linen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. De Moor, A., 'Radiocarbon dating of ancient textiles. State of research' in De Moor, A., Fluck, C., Methods of dating ancient textiles of the 1st Millennium AD from Egypt and neighbouring countries, Tielt, 2007, pp.99-111, p.107, for a similar textile (Louvre Inv.No.E26140).
FootnotesThe fragments are decorative parts of tunics. These are fabrics of great decorative finesse, with some elements displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved colour palette.
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LOT 0669
Large Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments Embroidered with Geometric Patterns
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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