2nd C. Egyptian Coptic Textile Panel Vines / Abstracts
Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 2nd to 5th century CE. A beautiful and intricate textile fragment tightly woven from cotton and wool fibers in beige, chestnut brown, and red hues. The central column features a repeating program of octagons containing a single anthropomorphic figure as well as stylized feline creatures with claws and long tails. The flanking borders consist of interlocking vines or knots and abstract foliate motifs. One corner contains a red cord that borders what may have once been a slit for an arm or neck opening. The textile is mounted in modern times on a canvas backing over a stretched frame with a wire on the verso for suspension. This piece is ready to be displayed! Size of textile: 30" L x 18" W (76.2 cm x 45.7 cm); canvas frame: 34" L x 25" W (86.4 cm x 63.5 cm)
Provenance: ex-Anchorage, Alaska, USA collection from the collection of a noted state senator acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#166927
Condition Report: Fragment of larger piece as shown. Losses to peripheries and fraying as shown. Perforations, staining, and discoloration. Mounted on a modern canvas and wood frame. Staining and discoloration to canvas backing. Metal wire on verso for suspension.
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Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 2nd to 5th century CE. A beautiful and intricate textile fragment tightly woven from cotton and wool fibers in beige, chestnut brown, and red hues. The central column features a repeating program of octagons containing a single anthropomorphic figure as well as stylized feline creatures with claws and long tails. The flanking borders consist of interlocking vines or knots and abstract foliate motifs. One corner contains a red cord that borders what may have once been a slit for an arm or neck opening. The textile is mounted in modern times on a canvas backing over a stretched frame with a wire on the verso for suspension. This piece is ready to be displayed! Size of textile: 30" L x 18" W (76.2 cm x 45.7 cm); canvas frame: 34" L x 25" W (86.4 cm x 63.5 cm)
Provenance: ex-Anchorage, Alaska, USA collection from the collection of a noted state senator acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#166927
Condition Report: Fragment of larger piece as shown. Losses to peripheries and fraying as shown. Perforations, staining, and discoloration. Mounted on a modern canvas and wood frame. Staining and discoloration to canvas backing. Metal wire on verso for suspension.
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