Ancient Egyptian Coptic Portrait Textile c.5th century AD.
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Ancient Egyptian Coptic Portrait Textile c.5th century AD. Size of the Frame 19 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches. Large multi color woven and embroidered textile fragment depicting a portrait of a woman (?), having large wide open eyes and a cropped hairdo, wearing a segmented headband. Overall scattered losses and imperfections. Mounted and framed under glass. A rare type. Provenance: Altschul Collection, NYC, some acquired before 1982, from Charles D. Kelekian & some gifted by Nanette Kelekian (daughter of Charles) in the 1990s. By descent to the her son.
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Ancient Egyptian Coptic Portrait Textile c.5th century AD.
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