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Fragment of tapestry
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th–5th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool tapestry with eccentric weft
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 6 cm (5 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number55.1070
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment. Undyed linen tabby-woven ground with inwoven tapestry band. Tapestry wefts of dark violet wool and undyed linen. A leafy, undulating vine. Some wools rotted out.