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Fragment of a tapestry band
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
6th-7th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Wool; tapestry
Dimensions
25.7 x 8.5 cm (10 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number48.1039
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRed wool warp; weft of dark and light brown and green wool and undyed linen (?). Design shows two human figures of which one is dancing (?) with one arm raised and the other wears a hat; between them is a running hare; an incomplete part of a figure is above the dancer; the design is framed by connected lozenges on both sides with a plain brown border on the right and a red one on the left. Selevedges are at the two narrow ends. Probably a sleeve band.