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Fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th-8th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Wool, tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 24 cm (8 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph Lindon Smith
Accession Number36.579
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ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRed woolen ground with a rectangular medallion of a brown woolen ground and a design of a winged horse (Pegasus) inside a central roundel surrounded by four centaurs, one in each corner. Between the centaurs are four discs which stem from the central roundel; design is woven with cream-colored wool. Prabably a fragment of a tunic.