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Silk fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Greco-Roman, Late Antique period
4th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Silk compound weft twill [samit]
Dimensions
7.2 x 9 cm (2 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .09 x .072
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.90
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFound in a Coptic grave. Silk samit with 1/2 twill ground, white and brown (at present) wefts creating design of seated shepherd, possibly Orpheus, surrounded by animals.