Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs

AFRICA – Egypt
Ornamental Tunic Element
6 th Century
Coptic
Brown-black wool looped pile on natural linen.
25 x 27 cm 10 x 11 in
Roundel with four-petaled flower surrounded by pearl
design within a scalloped border.
Ornamental Tunic Insert
3 rd –1 st BCE
Hellenistic-early Roman period
Tapestry weave, interlocked with eccentric
wefting. Lilac wool design and natural linen field.
14 x 15 cm 5½ x 6 in
Reminiscent of a mosaic floor, this design is comprised
of a circle within a square, with a Greek wave edge
border. Within the square are inward-facing split leaves,
and the circle appears to be a pool with flowering plants,
fish, birds, and three swimming figures, one of whom
has wings.
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Ornamental Costume Insert
6 th Century
Coptic
Tapestry weave, interlocked with eccentric
wefting. Brown-black wool design and natural
linen field.
12 x 16 cm 4½ x 6 in
Elaborate trefoil “trees” extending outwards from the
corners of a central square, which contains a central
octagon surrounded by five roundels per side. A pair of
diamonds reside at each side of the rectangle, containing
quadripartite interlaces, between each pair of smaller
confronted trefoils; a remarkably complex design in
such a small space.