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Fragment of tapestry
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th–5th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 8.5 cm (5 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Accession Number
55.1073
Medium or Technique
Linen and wool tapestry with eccentric weft
Not On View
Collections
Africa and Oceania, Textiles and Fashion Arts, The Ancient World
Classifications
Fragment. Undyed linen tabby-woven ground with inwoven tapestry band. Tapestry wefts of violet wool and undyed linen. Pattern indistinct: guilloche between dented stripes(?). Much wool rotted out.
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer