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Coptic textiles

Africa tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: $5k–50k (serious collector)

Coptic art is the Christian art of the Byzantine-Greco-Roman Egypt and of Coptic Christian Churches. Coptic art is best known for its wall-paintings, textiles, illuminated manuscripts, and metalwork, much of which survives in monasteries and churches. The artwork is often functional, as little distinction was drawn between artistry and craftsmanship, and includes tunics and tombstones as well as portraits of saints. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Tunic Fragment with Segmentum
Tunic Fragment with Segmentum, c. 500
Cleveland Museum of Art
Fragment of Round Segmentum
Fragment of Round Segmentum, 400s–600s CE
Cleveland Museum of Art
Ornamental Panel (from a Ceiling?)
Ornamental Panel (from a Ceiling?), 500s (frame) and 700s (central panel)
Cleveland Museum of Art
Coptic Liturgical Codex
Coptic Liturgical Codex, 17th–18th century
The Met
Ostrakon with a Letter from Ananias to Priests
Ostrakon with a Letter from Ananias to Priests, 600
The Met

Where to buy

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