EGYPTIAN COPTIC TEXTILE SPRANG CAP
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Coptic Period, Ca. AD 395-642 .
A rare Egyptian Coptic textile cap in blue, red and yelow wool. Plaited using a (Sprang) technique. This produces a highly elastic, netlike fabric. After stretching a system of parallel warp threads on a frame, the weaver would generate the fabric by twisting and interlacing the threads. For a similar example, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, acc. No. 37.1762E.
Size: 450mm x 200mm; Weight: 55g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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EGYPTIAN COPTIC TEXTILE SPRANG CAP
Estimate £750 - £1,500
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