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Fragment of a tapestry band
Egyptian, (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th-5th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 7 x 11.5 cm (2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Gertrude Townsend
Accession Number50.2406
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround of natural-colored linen; design of dark brown wool; represents a dancing female surrounded by vine leaves, probably a dancing maenad in a fragment of a band that contained other Dionysiac figures.
ProvenanceGift of Gertrude Townsend of Boston, Massachusetts to the MFA, May 11, 1950.