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Fragment of linen tapestry
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th–6th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool tapestry with eccentric weft
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 4.5 cm (5 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number55.1020
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of linen with band of tapestry with design woven with dark brown wool, on undyed linen ground: a row of small ovals, framing respectively, a rabbit, a stylized bird and a plant(?) Part of the wool destroyed showing warps in groups of twos and threes. Holes.