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Fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
6th–7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool; tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 31.5 x 9 cm (12 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number04.2003
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of linen; ground of natural colored linen with design of very dark blue. Design in the L-shaped tapestry ornament consists of undulating branch motifs and discs. A cross is inside two of the discs. From Akhmîn.
ProvenancePurchased with the Sears Fund by A.M. Lythgoe,From Ghirgas of Keneh. (Lot VI. 33. £5).