Band Fragment with Checkered Decoration

Coptic

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Caption

Coptic. Band Fragment with Checkered Decoration, 5th–6th century C.E.. Flax, wool, 1 1/2 x 4 in. (3.8 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 15.451b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University))

Culture

Coptic

Title

Band Fragment with Checkered Decoration

Date

5th–6th century C.E.

Period

Late Antique Period

Geography

Place excavated: Sheikh Ibada (Antinoe), Egypt

Medium

Flax, wool

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

1 1/2 x 4 in. (3.8 x 10.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund

Accession Number

15.451b

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