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LOT 0569
Large Mounted Egyptian Coptic Textile Pair with Animals
MID 6TH CENTURY A.D.
47 5/8 in. (434 grams total, mount: 1.21 m).
Pair of decorative tunic strips (clavi) ending with circular decorations (orbiculi), red, green and yellow wool, S-twist tapestry, decorated with two rows of lions alternating with vegetal elements running in a contrasting manner.
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Calament, F., Durand, M., Antinoé, á la vie, á la mode, visions d’élégance dans les solitudes, Lyon, 2013, cat.68, fig.a, for similar.
Footnotes
Among the many fragments of wool tunics are several long strips that match to form nearly full-length central pectoral clavi. They are patterned with a profusion of small figures or interlaced abstract designs, birds, plants and animals with a contrasting border filled with geometric motifs.
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LOT 0569
Large Mounted Egyptian Coptic Textile Pair with Animals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
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