Description
An old and beautiful fragment of a hanging representing two orants on either side of a cross. For another representation of an orante, see : L'Art Copte, exhibition at the Petit Palais, Paris, Éd. RMN, 1964, fig. 172. Coptic, 500 to 700 AD, Egypt Wool on linen, visible losses, framed under glass. Size : 80 x 64 cm H. 41,5 cm L. 59 cm Provenance : Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris.
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An old and beautiful fragment of a hanging representing two orants on either side of a cross. For another representation of an orante, see : L'Art Copte, exhibition at the Petit Palais, Paris, Éd. RMN, 1964, fig. 172. Coptic, 500 to 700 AD, Egypt Wool on linen, visible losses, framed under glass. Size : 80 x 64 cm H. 41,5 cm L. 59 cm Provenance : Collection Nadine Vinot-Postry, Paris.
