A large brightly-coloured Coptic textile border fragment showing overlapping blue and white leaves, on a black and purple background, the border edged with red and yellow arches -- 15½ x 6 5/8in. (39.4 x 16.9cm.) max; and another fragment with intricate pattern showing dancing satyrs surmounted by a standing bird, bordered by lions and other beasts, flowers and foliage in the field, on a blue background, all with blue zig-zag and scrolling border, with blue stylised poppy seed heads on a red background, both mounted -- 7 1/8 x 4¼in. (18.1 x 11cm.) max, both 5th-7th Century A.D. (2)

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A large brightly-coloured Coptic textile border fragment showing overlapping blue and white leaves, on a black and purple background, the border edged with red and yellow arches -- 15½ x 6 5/8in. (39.4 x 16.9cm.) max; and another fragment with intricate pattern showing dancing satyrs surmounted by a standing bird, bordered by lions and other beasts, flowers and foliage in the field, on a blue background, all with blue zig-zag and scrolling border, with blue stylised poppy seed heads on a red background, both mounted -- 7 1/8 x 4¼in. (18.1 x 11cm.) max, both 5th-7th Century A.D. (2)

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