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Tapestry fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
6th–7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Wool; tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 12 cm (3 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James T. Fields
Accession Number91.54
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of white wool; ground of white woolen, with stripes of dark blue, yellow, brown and red wool; in one end a square of darning. Given to donor by Miss Amelia B. edwards and marked by her -- "Ancient Copto-Egyptian woolen textile from the Coptic cemetey of Kahun (Fayûm) A.D. 600."