Null PAPYRUS FRAGMENT IN COPTIC SCRIPT

Coptic art, Byzantine period, 6th-7th ce…

Description

PAPYRUS FRAGMENT IN COPTIC SCRIPT Coptic art, Byzantine period, 6th-7th century Fragment of ten lines of text in black ink on papyrus. Dim.: 18.5 x 9 cm and 2.5 x 8.7 cm Provenance : François Antonovitch Collection Collection of Monsieur B., Paris, acquired in 1992

42

PAPYRUS FRAGMENT IN COPTIC SCRIPT Coptic art, Byzantine period, 6th-7th century Fragment of ten lines of text in black ink on papyrus. Dim.: 18.5 x 9 cm and 2.5 x 8.7 cm Provenance : François Antonovitch Collection Collection of Monsieur B., Paris, acquired in 1992

Auction is over for this lot. See the results

You may also like

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot consisting of two tunic fragments decorated with vegetal and zoomorphic friezes. Linen and wool. Coptic art. Length: 26 and 25 cm

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Silk and cannetille embroidery featuring three figures presenting the Holy Shroud. Gilded frame. 18th century (Accidents). Height : 25 cm - Width : 35 cm And a fragment of Coptic fabric decorated with stylized animals, 16 x 15 cm

Estim. 50 - 100 EUR

[TEXTILES]. 8 documentation books including: Coptic fabrics, Coptic tapestries, Egyptian fabrics, Coptic art in Egypt, Au fil du Nil couleur de l'Egypte Chrétienne, Coptic tapestries - textiles from Egypt IV to XII century, Coptic fabrics, Catalogue of Coptic fabrics - Louvre

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot of five wool tapestry fragments: - a) fragment of a two-tone tapestry band decorated with animals in medallions. Coptic art, 4th/5th century Height: 11.5 cm - Width: 28.5 cm - b) fragment of two-tone tapestry decorated with a frieze of figures and animals. Coptic art, 4th/5th century Height: 11.5 cm - Width: 24.5 cm - c) fragment of a two-tone tapestry band decorated with a frieze. Coptic art, 4th/5th century Height: 9.2 cm - Width: 15.5 cm - d) fragment of an orbiculus in two-tone red and ecru tapestry Coptic art, 8th/9th century Height: 7.4 cm - Width: 16.5 cm - e) fragment of ecru linen decorated with two tapestry bands. Fatimid Egypt, 5th / 11th century Height: 17 cm - Width: 43 cm Mounted on textile boards (accidents, missing parts and restorations) A two-tone tapestry band with stylized animals in medallions is included. Coptic art, 4th/5th century Length: 23.5 cm

Online payments are secured by Ingenico and encrypted transactions.

Each lot has been authenticated and appraised by an Auction House.

Consult our FAQ or contact us

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.

More about Drouot

Drouot certified auction houses

Contacts

HÔTEL DROUOT

9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris, France

+33 (0)1 48 00 20 00

[email protected]

DROUOT.com

[email protected]