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Three tapestry fragments
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Byzantine
5th–6th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool
Dimensions
Height x width (a): 5.1 x 25.3 cm (2 x 9 15/16 in.)
Height x width (b): 5.8 x 26 cm (2 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Height x width (c): 8.8 x 37.5 cm (3 7/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Height x width (b): 5.8 x 26 cm (2 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Height x width (c): 8.8 x 37.5 cm (3 7/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number07.264a-c
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ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThree bands; linen warp; design worked with linen and small areas of brown wool; background with red wool; 12 warp threads to a centimeter. Design shows Dionysiac figures. The shape of the bands suggests that they may be fragments of shoulder bands (clavi)
07.264a: Design shows three male figures, each raising one arm; large holes in two areas; border consists of connected heart-shaped motifs.
07.264b: Design similar to 07.264a, but without the holes.
07264c: Design shows five male figures of which the two at the lower end stand next to each other. One of the two figures holds what may be a leopard's skin, associated with Dionysus.
07.264a: Design shows three male figures, each raising one arm; large holes in two areas; border consists of connected heart-shaped motifs.
07.264b: Design similar to 07.264a, but without the holes.
07264c: Design shows five male figures of which the two at the lower end stand next to each other. One of the two figures holds what may be a leopard's skin, associated with Dionysus.