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LOT 0695
Large Egyptian Coptic Wall Tapestry Textile Fragment with Geometric Ornaments
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY A.D.
21 5/8 in. (236 grams total including paper folder, 55 cm wide).
Fragment from a tapestry or a cloak in light fabric, S-twist tapestry, embroidered with red, green, yellow, and blue geometric ornaments in wool and linen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Calament, F., Durand, M., Antinoé, á la vie, á la mode, visions d’élégance dans les solitudes, Lyon, 2013, cat.25, for similar.
FootnotesMost of the linen or wool garments found by A. Gayet in the Antinoe necropolis were woven in a specific pattern, in a single piece, on a horizontal warp. Another relatively common pattern for linen garments consisted of assembling three pieces woven on a single warp and forming the upper part of the garment, with the collar and sleeves.
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LOT 0695
Large Egyptian Coptic Wall Tapestry Textile Fragment with Geometric Ornaments
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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