Fragment of a tapestry hanging

Classification

tapestry

Culture

Coptic (culture)

Dimensions

30 × 40 cm

Date

8th–9th century

Period

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

Material

linen ; wool

Iconography

orant ; female figure ; niche (aedicula)

Production place

Egypt

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Inventory

93.10.A

ID

Hyp-4167