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Two fragments of tapestry band

Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th–5th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Linen; tapestry
Dimensions Overall (a): 4.5 x 24 cm (1 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Overall (b): 6.5 x 25 cm (2 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.201a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionGround of natural colored linen; Design of circles that contain single animals and alternating with circles that contain discs. The animals in the circles are probably hares and panthers, in brown linen.