Fragment of a decorated tapestry band
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Fragment of textile with leaf-shaped panel

Fragment of a tapestry band

Classification
clothing
Culture
Coptic (culture)
Dimensions
14.5 × 7.6 cm
Date
6th–7th century
Period
following the Arab conquest of Egypt (after 639 A.D.); Early Byzantine Period (mid-5th century A.D. – 639); Late Antique Period (6th–7th centuries A.D.)
Material
linen; wool
Iconography
running-wave border; female figure; quadrupede; rosette
Production place
Egypt
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Szigeti, József Collection
Inventory
97.16.A
ID
Hyp-241