Fragment of a tapestry band

Classification

tunic

Culture

Coptic (culture)

Dimensions

5.5 × 6.5 cm

Date

10th century (?)

Period

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

Material

wool ; linen

Iconography

scroll motif ; swan?; duck?

Production place

Egypt

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Rudnyánszky, István Collection

Inventory

84.390.A

ID

Hyp-201

References

Török 1993 II, 66, T 134.