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Tapestry fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine or Early Islamic
6th–8th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool tapestry
Dimensions
Overall (Height x width): 27 x 45.5 cm (10 5/8 x 17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.344
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTapestry stripe; ground of red wool, with design of dark blue, green, light blue, pink and yellow; woven in a natural colored linen fabric with a fringe. The design in the stripe consists of connected leaf-like motifs with branches (?) that stem from both sides of the the connecting line.