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THBImpressive 4th C. Egyptian Coptic Textile Panel
Lot 13c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2020-06-04 10:00:00
2020-06-04 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Ancient Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A large and beautiful textile panel comprised of tightly woven fibers that form the larger beige panel. Each side of the linen is adorned with a separately-attached roundel that exhibits abstract anthropomorphic figures that seem to 'dance' around a central X-filled disc. Large textile panels were used to wrap the bodies of deceased individuals prior to burying them in the dry desert sands, and it is these same dry sands that have left this example in such a fine state of preservation. A rare and sizable example of ancient Coptic funerary traditions. Mounted inside a display frame. Size (textile): 28" W x 15" H (71.1 cm x 38.1 cm); (display frame): 30.125" W x 18.875" H (76.5 cm x 47.9 cm)
The Coptic culture of the ancient Near East were the Christian descendants of the ancient Egyptians. The emergence of Coptic art coincided with the decline of the Roman Empire and corresponded with the reemergence of native art in Egypt. Coptic weavers created masterpieces of textile art while utilizing intricate patterns and vivid colors. Coptic textiles were used for myriad purposes like rugs, wall hangings, and clothing appliques and were exported throughout the empires of Rome and Byzantium. However, burial wrappings like this example were made locally, usually by the family of the deceased. Coptic textiles are some of the only examples of ancient textiles to have survived since they have been preserved by the arid climate of the Egyptian deserts.
Provenance: private Vero Beach, Florida, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s at the Drouot Auction House, Paris, France; ex-private old French collection
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#153246This is a fragment of a larger textile burial panel. Losses to areas of one corner as shown. Minor fraying and loosening to some interior and peripheral fibers, with likely reattachment of roundels to larger body panel, light fading to original pigmentation, and dark staining across several areas. Nice traces of original thread coloration on roundels. Display frame mounted with metal wire for suspension.Condition
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