Fragment of a tapestry band
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Fragment of embroidery with grotesque bust

Fragment of a textile: gladiator figure

Classification
tunic
Culture
Coptic (culture)
Dimensions
10.8 × 5.2 cm
Date
late 4th century – early 5th century
Period
Late Antique Period (mid-3rd–mid-5th centuries); Late Antique Period (4th–7th centuries A.D.); Late Roman Imperial Period–Late Antique Period (4th–5th century)
Material
wool; linen
Iconography
gladiator; shield; sling
Production place
Egypt
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Szigeti, József Collection
Inventory
97.79.A
ID
Hyp-303
Condition
Fragment. Torn in the inside and the upper part.
References
Török 2005b, 96, no. 44.; Török 2005a, 78–79, 44. sz.

The fragment,  preserved from a clavus band (?) illustrates a figure of a nude gladiator. He holds a shield in his left hand and a lasso or a sling in his right hand.