Twenty-two fragments of Coptic fabric
Fragment with fine geometric decoration.
Purple and ecru wool and linen
Egypt, Coptic art, 4th-6th century
10 x 9 cm
Clavus with vegetal decoration (double leaf) and a fragment with geometric decoration
Red, dark-blue and beige wool and linen
Egypt, Coptic art, 7th-9th century
10 x 5 cm
Two bands, one decorated with flowers and palms, the other with geometric motifs.
Red, green, beige and brown wool and linen.
Egypt, Coptic Art for the one with geometric decoration
Egypt, Coptic Art, 5th-8th century for the one with flower design
29 x 6 cm - 29 x 3 cm
Fragment with rich plant decoration
Beige, green, red, yellow and black wool and linen
Egypt, Coptic art, 5th-7th century
18 x 10 cm
Band decorated with medallions featuring plants, and a fragment in the shape of a bird.
Green, red, yellow, black and beige wool and linen
Egypt, Coptic art, 6th-8th century
25 x 4 cm - 13 x 6 cm
Band with geometric Greek and "X" motifs
Wool and linen, beige background with brown and dark blue decoration.
58 x 8 cm
Band with stylized geometric plant decoration.
Wool and linen, beige background with red, blue, brown and ecru decoration.
Egypt, Coptic art, 8th-9th century
22 x 5 cm
Stylized vegetal band.
Wool and linen, beige background with brown and beige decoration
Egypt, Coptic art, 5th-6th century
8 x 20 cm
Clavus finished with a medallion
Wool and linen, beige background with brown decoration
Egypt, Coptic art, 5th-6th century
4 x 13 cm
Tabula with geometric decoration of eight circles surrounding a rectangle.
Wool and linen, beige background with brown-red decoration
Egypt, Coptic art 7.5 x 8 cm
Band decorated with two mirrored plant scrolls.
Wool and linen, beige background with brown decoration
Egypt, Coptic art, 5th-6th century
17 x 6 cm
Band decorated with superimposed animals (including felines?)
Wool and linen, beige background with brown decoration
Egypt, Coptic art, 7th-9th century for the one with geometric decoration
5 x 23 cm
Band with geometric decoration and medallions with stylized plant decoration.
Wool and linen, beige background with brown, blue, green and red decoration
Egypt, Coptic art, 6th-8th century for the one with vegetal decoration 4.5 x 22 cm
Tunic sleeve braid. Two bands with vegetal scrolls.
Wool and linen, brown background with beige and red decoration
Egypt, Coptic art, 5th-7th century
6 x 12 cm
Medallion featuring an animal (feline?)
Wool and linen, beige background with beige and red decoration
Egypt, Coptic art, 5th-7th century
5 x 5 cm
Frieze decorated with vegetal motifs, and tabula decorated with vegetal scrolls around a central motif.
Wool and linen, beige background with blue, yellow, beige, red, green and brown decoration
Egypt, Coptic art, 6th-8th century
9 x 4 cm - 14 x 13 cm
Provenance :
- French private collection before 2002; acquired from Triki Taieb, Art d'Orient, Paris
Band with remains of figures, including a nimbed one, framed by bands of vegetal decoration.
Wool and linen, ecru background with blue, yellow, beige, red, green and brown decoration
Egypt, Coptic art, 5th-7th century 5.5 x 17 cm
Provenance :
- Private American collection acquired before 2003; acquired from Kurt Gluckselig Antiques, NY, USA Provenance:
- All other fragments from Joe Masaad private American collection, acquired 1998
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