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Textile fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th-5th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and Wool and linen
Dimensions
Height x width: 14.3 x 13 cm (5 5/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number07.834
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ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of natural-colored linen; weft of dark brown wool and natural-colored linen; design consists of a mounted horseman in a central oval framed by a rectangular motif with a rosette in each corner and surrounded by scrolled branches in the four cornersl, interlaced patterns above and below, and lozenge-shaped motifs on both sides.