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Fragment of a curtain or a covering
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early byzantine
4th-5th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool, loop woven
Dimensions
Height x width: 40.5 x 38 cm (15 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number48.1083
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionOctagonal piece of loop weaving stitched to a plain linen ground, encloses four light and dark blue spotted lozenges on a brownish purple ground connected by orange lines. Leaf-like motifs in orange wool are dispersed around the lozenges. In the center is a square enclosing two connected leaf-like (?) motifs in red wool. Wool pattern pile worn in several places. Holes in linen ground.