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Twelve tapestry ornaments
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
6th–7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool tapestry
Dimensions
Overall (a): 6.7 x 11 cm (2 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Overall (b): 7 x 8.5 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Overall (c): 6.9 x 10 cm (2 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Overall (d): 7.5 x 11 cm (2 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Overall (e): 5.5 x 10 cm (2 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Overall (f): 6.2 x 10 cm (2 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Overall (g): 7 x 10 cm (2 3/4 x 3 15/16 in.)
Overall (h): 6.5 x 10 cm (2 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Overall (i): 7.5 x 11 cm (2 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Overall (j): 7.3 x 11 cm (2 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Overall (k): 6 x 10.2 cm (2 3/8 x 4 in.)
Overall (l): 7.5 x 11 cm (2 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Overall (b): 7 x 8.5 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Overall (c): 6.9 x 10 cm (2 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Overall (d): 7.5 x 11 cm (2 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Overall (e): 5.5 x 10 cm (2 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Overall (f): 6.2 x 10 cm (2 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Overall (g): 7 x 10 cm (2 3/4 x 3 15/16 in.)
Overall (h): 6.5 x 10 cm (2 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Overall (i): 7.5 x 11 cm (2 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Overall (j): 7.3 x 11 cm (2 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Overall (k): 6 x 10.2 cm (2 3/8 x 4 in.)
Overall (l): 7.5 x 11 cm (2 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number04.1994a-l
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of linen; ground of natural colored linen, with red, orange and green wool. Design of each tapestry ornament shows a heart-shaped petal on a branch from which stem two leaves that flank the central branch. Design shows Byzantine influence. From Akhmîm.
ProvenancePurchased by Albert M. LythgoeFrom Ghirgas of Keneh. (Lot III. 24. £17)