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Coptic. <em>Fragment of Hanging</em>, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail01_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. Fragment of Hanging, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail01_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. <em>Fragment of Hanging</em>, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Fragment of Hanging, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Fragment of Hanging</em>, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Fragment of Hanging, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Fragment of Hanging</em>, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail03_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Fragment of Hanging, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail03_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Fragment of Hanging</em>, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail04_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Fragment of Hanging, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail04_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Fragment of Hanging</em>, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail05_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Fragment of Hanging, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail05_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Fragment of Hanging</em>, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail06_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Fragment of Hanging, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail06_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Fragment of Hanging</em>, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail07_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Fragment of Hanging, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail07_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Fragment of Hanging</em>, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail08_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Fragment of Hanging, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail08_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Fragment of Hanging</em>, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Fragment of Hanging, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_ICA.jpg)

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Fragment of Hanging

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Coptic
MEDIUM Flax
DATES 5th-6th century C.E., possibly
PERIOD Late Antique Period
DIMENSIONS Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 26.754
CREDIT LINE Gift of the Long Island Historical Society
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Coptic. Fragment of Hanging, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail01_ICA.jpg)
IMAGE detail, CUR.26.754_detail01_ICA.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), 2007
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Coptic. <em>Fragment of Hanging</em>, 5th-6th century C.E., possibly. Flax, Approximate measurements: 50 x 43 in. (127 x 109.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Long Island Historical Society, 26.754. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.26.754_detail01_ICA.jpg)

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