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Late Antique Coptic Textile Fragment - PF.2105
Origin: Egypt
Circa: 4
th
Century AD
to 7
th
Century AD
Dimensions:
8.5" (21.6cm) high
x 7.5" (19.1cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Egyptian
Style: Coptic
Medium: Textile
$1,200.00
Location: United States
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For centuries, the native weavers of Egypt were
famous for the richness of their work. Using
intricate patterns and vivid colors, Coptic
weavers created masterpieces of textile art.
Coptic textiles, used for rugs, wall hangings and
clothing appliques, were exported throughout
the Roman and Byzantine empires. However, the
finest surviving examples come from Egypt itself,
where a dry climate has preserved the delicate
fabric. Intimate in scale, yet monumental in
vision, these woven pictures speak of a world
alive with color and movement. This magnificent
fragment, in an excellent state of preservation,
was probably the central panel on a linen tunic.
It has nine roundels of intertwined vines. In the
central space is a plant growing in an urn, while
the corners are filled with four swirling dancers.
The other panels depict animals native to the
Egyptian landscape. Combining abstract design
with naturalistic subject matter, this splendid
piece epitomizes the finest in Coptic weaving of
the Late Roman period.
- (PF.2105)
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