Fragment of a tapestry band

Classification

clothing

Culture

Coptic (culture)

Dimensions

11.8 × 11.2 cm

Date

8th–9th century

Period

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

Material

wool

Iconography

scroll motif ; sea monster ; human figure

Production place

Egypt

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Rudnyánszky, István Collection

Inventory

84.365.A

ID

Hyp-176

References

Török 1993 II, 57, T 102.; Dági–Sipos, in BullMusHong 94 (2001), 80–81, 164–165