TimeLine Auctions

Auction 153  –  5 - 9 September 2023

TimeLine Auctions, Auction 153

Greek, Roman, Egyptian & Other Antiquities, Natural History & Coins

Part 1: Tu, 05.09.2023, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 2: We, 06.09.2023, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Th, 07.09.2023, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 4: Fr, 08.09.2023, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 5: Sa, 09.09.2023, from 1:00 PM CEST
The auction is closed.
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Description

Egyptian Coptic-Fatimid Mounted Textile with Dancers
Circa 12th century A.D. The woven textile fragment of linen and wool with a large horizontal decorative band depicting octagonal rosettes inscribed in rhomboids; the rosettes divided by stylised columns decorated with foliage elements; the band edged by two lateral segments formed of octagonal rosettes enclosing flowers, bordered with scalloped geometries; at the bottom four stylised dancers. Cf. Rutschowscaya, M.H., Tissus Coptes, Paris, 1990, p.73, for similar. 285 grams, 60 x 35.5 cm (23 5/8 x 14 in.).

Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. It is the lower part of a cloak from the Fatimid era. The end of the Coptic period was characterised by a treatment of eight-lobed rosettes, a current motif in Muslim art. The four dancers are made as simple signs. [No Reserve]

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Price realized 100 GBP
Starting price 5 GBP
Estimate 300 GBP
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