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Tapestry medallion
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
6th–7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Wool; tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 9 x 9.5 cm (3 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.709
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ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionYellow woolen ground into which is woven a roundel with a wavecrest border framing a central medallion that encloses a lozenge from which branch leaf-like motifs, in red, green, brown and yellow wool.