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Square medallion
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
5th–6th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool; tapestry with eccentric weft
Dimensions
Height x width: 8.3 x 8 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number99.151
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp linen, ground natural-colored linen all-over design of diamonds of deep violet wool, in the center a violet square in which is a linen cross. Each of the diamond-shaped motifs shows a cross executed with a flying shuttle. Sewed to a piece of heavy white linen.