CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.

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A COPTIC TEXTILE FRAGMENT WITH TWO HORSEMEN
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Each horseman or Coptic saint(?) carrying two tall lotus stems, the prancing horses decorated with double cross ornaments on their breasts, a surrounding border with coloured blocks and circular face-like motifs, busts in two roundels below, remains of tasselled edge on one side, mainly blue, green and red details on red background, glazed
9¼ x 6 in. (23.5 x 15.2 cm.) approx.

來源

The Heidi Vollmoeller collection: acquired in 1966 from Jacques Matossian.

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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

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END OF SALE

FORTHCOMING SALES:
NEW YORK, ANCIENT JEWELRY, 9 DECEMBER 2004
NEW YORK, ANTIQUITIES, 10 DECEMBER 2004
LONDON, ANTIQUITIES, 20 APRIL 2005

拍品專文

PUBLISHED:
Seltene Antike Koptische, Islamische und Präkolumbianische Stoffe Sowie Teile Alter Vorderasiatischer Teppiche, Galerie Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich, 2001, 10, p. 16, no. 48.

Cf. L. Kybalová, Coptic Textiles, London, 1967, no. 88 for similar horses and riders.