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Sat, Feb 25, 2017 11:00AM EST - Sun, Feb 26, 2017 11:00AM EST
Lot 108

COPTIC TEXTILE FRAGMENT WITH A TREE-SHAPED LEAF

Estimate: $250 - $350
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$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
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Tapestry weave with warp of bleached linen and weft of light green, light brown, red and green wool woven into natural linen plain weave. 7 1/8 x 4 3/4 in., 17 1/8 x 15 1/8 in. (frame). Literature: E.D. Macquire, Weavings from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Egypt, The Rich Life and the Dance, University of Illinois, 1999, pg. 75, no. A31.