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Tapestry band, probably a fragment of a garment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
6th–7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool; tapestry with eccentric weft
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 54 cm (3 1/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number09.125
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWoven with white linen; and violet and red wool. The middle border has a white ground with a guilloche design of violet, detailed with white. The outer borders are violet, with a guilloche design outlined in white. In the middle is a white animal with a tail, a red eye, and a projecting tongue. Probably a shoulder band (clavus). The design shows Roman influence.