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Fragment of a loop weaving
Egyptian (Coptic)
Late Roman or Early Byzantine
3rd–5th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool, with looped weft
Dimensions
Height x width: 44.5 x 38 cm (17 1/2 x 14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number48.1075
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCorner ornament and roundel with brown, yellow and yellow-orange and linen weft loops on a natural linen tabby ground. The corner ornament frames the roundel from two sides. Design of the corner ornament shows straight parallel lines enclosing connected oval-shaped motifs. The roundel frames an interlaced eight-poined star with a four-petal rosette in the center. Four small rosettes woven in orange surround the roundel. Woolen loops worn; several holes in ground. Design similar to 48.1074, probably belongs to the same weaving.