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Fragment of a tapestry border
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th–6th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool; tapestry with eccentric weft
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 27.5 cm (4 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.195
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of linen; ground of central stripes of natural colored linen, with design of brown wool woven into a piece of natural colored linenfabric. The wool design consists of two bands, each containing a waving branch with leaves on both sides. The borders of the bands show small remains of a tracery design.