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Tapestry panel

Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
5th–6th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Wool and linen; tapestry
Dimensions Height x width: 13 x 11.8 cm (5 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number01.5820
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionGround of natural-colored linen; the deisgn, of plum-colored wool, consists of a hare (?) inside a central oval framed by a rectangular motif surrounded by scrolled branches, each enlosing a leaf.