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LOT 0015A

Coptic Textile Panel Fragment - Female Dancers & Birds

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Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A lovely textile panel fragment composed of tightly woven natural cotton fibers in hues of wheat and coffee. The peripheries are lined with repeating registers of enclosed spade-shaped leaves as well as two broad brown bands. The central column illustrates a gently oscillating interior band filled with highly stylized female dancers and exterior spaces filled with abstract avian creatures among leafy tendrils. Custom acrylic display case included. Size (textile): 5.3" W x 8.9" H (13.5 cm x 22.6 cm); (display case): 8.2" W x 10.2" H (20.8 cm x 25.9 cm)

Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired prior to 2002; ex-Ken Shores Art and Antiquities, Portland, Oregon, USA

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.

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#152046
Condition Report: This is a fragment of a larger textile panel. Minor loosening and fraying to some interior and peripheral threads, with minor fading and staining to original pigmentation, and light creasing. Iconography still visible and clear in most areas.

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**First Time At Auction**

Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A lovely textile panel fragment composed of tightly woven natural cotton fibers in hues of wheat and coffee. The peripheries are lined with repeating registers of enclosed spade-shaped leaves as well as two broad brown bands. The central column illustrates a gently oscillating interior band filled with highly stylized female dancers and exterior spaces filled with abstract avian creatures among leafy tendrils. Custom acrylic display case included. Size (textile): 5.3" W x 8.9" H (13.5 cm x 22.6 cm); (display case): 8.2" W x 10.2" H (20.8 cm x 25.9 cm)

Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired prior to 2002; ex-Ken Shores Art and Antiquities, Portland, Oregon, USA

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.

We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.

#152046
Condition Report: This is a fragment of a larger textile panel. Minor loosening and fraying to some interior and peripheral threads, with minor fading and staining to original pigmentation, and light creasing. Iconography still visible and clear in most areas.

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