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Fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
4th–7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 18 cm (3 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number07.463
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSplit stitch. Linen embroidered with yellow, red, dark brown and turquoise blue silk in a band enclosing oval-shaped motifs. Design shows Byzantine influence. Probably a fragment of a tunic. Importation 204.