Tapestry band, probably a fragment of a garment

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Tapestry band, probably a fragment of a garment

Egyptian (Coptic)

Early Byzantine

6th–7th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Linen and wool; tapestry with eccentric weft

Dimensions Overall: 5 x 32 cm (1 15/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession Number93.247

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CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East, Fashion and Textiles

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionWarp of linen; ground of natural-colored linen with a design of a waving stem with alternate leaves in purple-red wool; grounds of the outer bands of purple-red wool with a tracery design of natural-colored linen.