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Square medallion
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine or Early Islamic
6th–8th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 11.1 x 11.2 cm (4 3/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number04.1967
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of linen, ground of brownish violet wool; a rectangular motif that contains connected oval discs is in the center of the panel; surrounding this central unit are scroll motifs with stylized branches; woven in red wool and natural-colored linen.
ProvenancePurchased by Albert M. Lythgoe,From Ghirgas of Keneh (Lot III, 24. £17)