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Fragment of a tapestry border
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
6th–7th century A.D (?)
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool; tapestry with eccentric weft
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 31.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.153
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of linen; ground of natural-colored linen, design of dark brown wool. Design shows two bands each contains a row of oval-shaped plant motifs with branches and vine leaves. Each band is framed by a row of connected circles containing vine leaves. The shape of the double bands with plain areas at the end of each suggests that this is a sleeve band.