Coptic Weaving with Running Figures, Egypt, Coptic, 500 C.E. – 600 C.E.
D. 15.8 cm
TX_EG_1004
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Provenance
Coll. A. and E. Offermann, Cologne (1965-2012). - Formerly Coll. Bareiss. Thereafter auction Neumeister, Munich, ca. 2009. Inv. no. "39/195236/12" on back of frame.Literature
Fragment of a tunic or tabula. – For style, cf. Cat. New York-MET – 1977, 32 f., 43 nos. 29, 39 with illus.
The tondo with beige ground and framed in red and white contains three figures running to the left and another at bottom running to the right, their heads in some cases turned back. Green foliage as ornamental filler between them
Sewn onto beige linen and framed