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Fragment of tapestry
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th–5th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool with eccentric weft
Dimensions
Height x width: 18 x 17.5 cm (7 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number55.1035
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment. Undyed linen tabby-woven ground with inwoven tapestry roundel. Tapestry wefts of violet wool and undyed linen; geometric pattern of interconnected motifs. Stained; frayed edges.