Fragment of a tapestry band

Classification

clothing

Culture

Coptic (culture)

Dimensions

7.5 x 6.4 cm

Date

10th–11th century (?)

Period

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

Material

wool ; linen

Iconography

female figure?; dancer?; animals

Production place

Egypt

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Rudnyánszky, István Collection

Inventory

84.374.A

ID

Hyp-185

References

Török 1993 II, 71, T 156.