A Frieze Corner with Various Figures and Floral Patterns
Original price was: $1,700.00.$1,500.00Current price is: $1,500.00.Description
CORNER FRAGMENT – A frieze corner with framed, dark ornamental band on a light ground, densely filled with various floral patterns, kneeling human figures, fish and mythical creatures, plus filler motifs. At one end of the frieze, a small tondo with a dancing (?) human figure. Foliage-filled border at three frieze edges. Along one side inside the border another frieze of four and a half winged figures on talons.
Mounted on red linen ground and framed. Fragments of tunics, tabulae, etc. – Cf. Cat. Leipzig – 2002, 113 ff. nos. 157–173 with ill.
REFERENCE #
TX_EG_1006
CIVILIZATION
Egypt,
Coptic, 300 C.E. – 500 C.E.
SIZE
L. 26 cm, W. 22.5 cm
CONDITION
Fine Condition
PRICE
$1,500
PROVENANCE
Formerly Coll. Eduard Schällibaum, 1950’s–60’s, Chur. – On back of frames, alleged find spot “Upper Egypt”, inv. no. “716. 269. 476”.
