6th-8th century A.D. A large woven textile fragment of linen and wool with a horizontal decorative band (segmentum), depicting human characters alternating with columns, a band of geometric pattern and tendrils above; five small clavi and orbiculi descending from the band and a further bigger clavus with orbiculus to the left side, all within a meander border; the bigger orbiculus decorated by a bird in profile; mounted on a linen-covered backing board. See Del Francia Barocas, L., Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Roma, I materiali copti (The Coptic Materials, in Italian), Roma, 1994, nos.53, 55, 59, 62. 860 grams, 38.5 x 38.5 cm (15 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.) Private Swiss collection. Acquired at Hotel Des Ventes, Geneva, Switzerland, c. 2010. Property of a London gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the Hotel Des Ventes invoice. The fragment made with tapestry technique (white linen warp with left twist, weft in raw, red, dark blue, dark purple, brown wool), was probably part of a large tunic or garment, richly embroidered according the Late Roman Style, with horizontal (segmenta) and vertical (clavi) bands. [No Reserve]

Fair condition.