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Square medallion
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th-5th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool, tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 5 1/8 x 4 5/16 in. (13 x 11 cm)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number93.282
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ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of natural-colored linen; the design of brownish blue wool consists of a central rectangle enclosing a hare inside a roundel; the rectangle is surrounded by four areas with an all-over geometric curving motifs, broken in the middle of each side by a square enclosing a rosette. Wave-crest motifs frame the medallion.