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Fragment of a band
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
5th–7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Wool; tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 9 x 19 cm (3 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.1446
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLight tan-colored ground on which are two dancing figures, and two mermaids of which one is haloed and the other plays the harp; a plain red border is on the right side of the band and a dark brown one is on the left. Woven entirely of wool.