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Tapestry roundel
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine or Early Islamic
7th-8th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool; tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 13.5 x 15.4 cm (5 5/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number10.139
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ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRed woolen ground with all over linear ogival motifs, each enclosing a disc. In the center is a head inside a circle; the design of the border consists of animal-like heads on both sides of scrolled branches woven with yellow wool on a dark brown woolen ground; the design in the roundel is woven with green, blue, red and yellow wool and natural-colored linen.