Tapestry fragment

Egyptian (Coptic)

Early Byzantine

5th–7th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Linen and wool with looped weft

Dimensions Overall: 28 x 30 cm (11 x 11 13/16 in.)

Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund

Accession Number01.8356

NOT ON VIEW

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

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionLooped linen weaving in which a tapestry design is woven with violet, red, orange, green, and yellow wool. The design shows a fragment of a square panel with a central square that encloses a fragmentary remainder of an equestrian figure. The central square is surrounded by four baskets from which stem undulating branches that form circular designs at the four corners each enclosing a hunter (?) Each of the four baskets is flanked by two animals.