Loading, please wait...
LOT 0478
Large Framed Coptic Wool Garment Fragment with Dancing Nymphs
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
28 x 14 in. (2.1 kg total, 71 x 36 cm including frame).
Comprising a series of nude female figures on red background, probably maenads or nymphs, dancing to the sounds of cymbals held in their outstretched hands, each wearing a green proploma; wide band of geometric decoration above; mounted in a custom-made glazed frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Dutch collection, 1960s.
UK collection 2018.
Cf. Del Francia Barocas, L., Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Roma, I materiali Copti, p.160,186, nos.38, 49, for similar textile figures and warp.
FootnotesThe band is probably the terminal part of a large wall carpet. The warp material is raw natural twisted wool in one strand, with weft in linen and raw wool in red, orange, ochre yellow, blue green, olive green, blue. The motif still echoes themes of the pagan world, despite being made in the Christian Roman Empire.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0478
Large Framed Coptic Wool Garment Fragment with Dancing Nymphs
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
-
Romano-Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Dice
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4. 4 grams, 12 mm
Rare.
From an early 20th century UK collection. -
.jpg)
Egyptian Mixed Bead Group
Circa 2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising various types, composition, sizes and colours, including: glass; calcite; steatite; shell; obsidian; peridot; carnelian; pink limestone; faience and rock crystal; some examples taking zoomorphic and axe forms; some held in perspex collector boxes with inked inventory numbers; accompanied by a handwritten collector's label reading 'glass beads from the tombs near Joppa. 1897' and a more recent note handwritten in the lid of one presentation box: '4 glass beads from 'the tombs near Joppa' now in Tel Aviv-Yafo in Israel, collected in 1897 when part of Ottoman Empire. Gift from Miss C. Rawdin 1982'; also a faience baboon amulet. 248 grams total, 4-33 mm
Fine condition.
Found Joppa, 1897. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. With an old dated label. -
.jpg)
Egyptian Limestone Relief Fragment Group
Late Period, 664-332 B.C. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £221
Some with detailing, one with male face to left with eye and ear remaining. 2.78 kg total, 8.1-24 cm
Fine condition.
Swiss collection prior to late 1990s. Private London collection since 1999.
