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Fragment of undyed linen with wool and linen tapestry
Egyptian (Coptic)
Late Roman
4th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool tapestry with eccentric weft
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 12.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number55.1015
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of undyed linen, with band of tapestry woven with purple wool, and undyed linen: the center of the band woven with wool with fine linen thread outlining pointed ovals and small circles, with narrow bands along edges of stylized leaves woven with wool on linen ground. Wool destroyed in places showing linen warps in groups of threes and twos. Linen ragged.