Lot 369
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A COPTIC WOOL AND LINEN TEXTILE POLYCHROME BUST FRAGMENT
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A COPTIC WOOL AND LINEN TEXTILE POLYCHROME BUST FRAGMENT

CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

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A COPTIC WOOL AND LINEN TEXTILE POLYCHROME BUST FRAGMENT
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
With central bust (Dionysos?) wearing red tunic, the face well detailed with tightly curled hair, wearing a tall 'Persian style' crown or hood, blue nimbus behind, red, blue, yellow and green circles surround, mounted and glazed
8¼ x 8 5/8 in. (21 x 22 cm.)
Provenance
Heidi Vollmoeller; acquired in 1965.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED
Seltene Antike Koptische, Islamische und Präkolumbianische Stoffe Sowie Teile Alter Vorderasiatischer Teppiche, Galerie Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich, 2001, 10, p. 26, no. 0192.

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