Tapestry fragment

Classification

clothing

Culture

Coptic (culture)

Dimensions

10.3 × 8.2 cm

Date

11th–12th century

Period

following the Arab conquest of Egypt (after 639 A.D.)

Material

wool

Iconography

Dionysiac scene ; male figure ; garland

Production place

Egypt

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Rudnyánszky, István Collection

Inventory

84.364.A

ID

Hyp-175

References

Török 1993 II, 79, T 186.; Dági–Sipos, in BullMusHong 94 (2001), 80, 164