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Sat, Mar 14, 2015 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Mar 15, 2015 09:00AM EDT
Lot 793

Coptic Tapestry Fragment

Estimate: $500 - $800

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Egypt, attributed to 5th century, tapestry-woven linen fragment with figures on tan ground, 31-1/2 x 5 in. (sight); metal frame 40 x 13-1/2 in., fading, tears, grime, not examined out of frame. Notes: Illustrated: [The Liberty Textile Collection,] catalog for corporate collection, The Liberty Corporation, Greenville, South Carolina, pp. 80.. Provenance: Campbell Wylly, Inc., New York, New York, 1980; Property of the Athene Annuity and Life Assurance Company Corporate Collection

Condition

fading, tears, grime, not examined out of frame

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