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Fragment of a garment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
5th–7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen; ground of looped woven; tapestry in linen and wool
Dimensions
Overall: 46 x 67 cm (18 1/8 x 26 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.227
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of linen, two bands of tapestry with natural-colored linen ground and designs of connected circles containing lions and plants in brown wool woven into a piece of natural-colored linen of looped weaving. Design shows Byzantine influence. Probably a fragment of a tunic with two clavi.