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Tapestry fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
5th–7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 20 x 24 cm (7 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.1131
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRed woolen ground with diagonal borders forming lozenges of natural-colored-linen; an animal with a raised tail is inside each of the three lozenges on the right and the one on the left; and an eight-pointed star is inside each of the two lozenges in the middle. On one side is a narrow geometric border.