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Fragment of tapestry
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
5th–6th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool with eccentric weft
Dimensions
Height x width: 19.5 x 18 cm (7 11/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number55.1117
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment. Undyed linen tabby-woven ground with inwoven tapestry ornament. Tapestry wefts of violet wool and undyed linen. An eight-pointed star decorated with a vine bearing large grape leaves. Holes; stains. An image of an eight-pointed star is depicted on the tablecloth of an alter in San Vitale, Ravenna (6th century)