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Fragment of tapestry
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th–5th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 19 x 12 cm (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number55.1032
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment. Yellowish-orange woolen warps and wefts. Three bands showing large leaves on undulating vines (?) woven with a plum-colored background. Holes; ragged edges. Similar colors in 55.1033, probably produced in the same workshop.