Coptic textile fragment, unknown maker from Egypt

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Coptic textile fragment
Coptic period (300 CE–700 CE)
Coptic textile fragment , Coptic period (300 CE–700 CE)
Where object was made: Egypt
Material/technique: wool; linen
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 27.2 x 14.3 cm
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 x 25 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.0122
Not on display

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The shape and large size of the fragment suggests it may have been part of a tablecloth, curtain, or wall hanging.

Exhibitions

Tashia Dare, curator
2012
Sherry Fowler, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2020