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Fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th-6th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool tapestry
Dimensions
97 x 56 cm (38 3/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number08.382
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionBorders of rows of octagonal medallions and circles, containing animal, plant and other symmetrical forms; woven into a piece of natural-colored linen with violet wool and natural-colored linen thread. One of the circles encloses a figure of a man standing on his right leg with his left leg and hand raised, and holding in his right hand a rabbit. Design shows Roman influence. Fragment of a tunic.