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The Fine Sale

Sat, Jun 22, 2019 11:00AM EDT
Lot 559

Group of Three Coptic Textiles together with a Group of Unframed Coptic Fragments

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Together with a group of four Coptic textile fragments, unframed.

Largest Frame: 11 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.; the fragment: 8 x 7 1/2 in.

Largest unframed fragment: 5 x 4 1/8 in. Note: These are fragments from Coptic funerary robes woven in the Fayuum area of Egypt and date from the 2nd or 3rd century AD. Originally part of a collection of 38 fragments purchased in Cairo. Twenty pieces from that collection are now housed in a museum near Rome.

Condition

All with frayed edges, losses and very minor staining. Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.