Textile Fragment with Figure, Bird and Branches
Textile Fragment with Figure, Bird and Branches
Textile Fragment with Figure, Bird and Branches
Textile Fragment with Figure, Bird and Branches
Textile Fragment with Figure, Bird and Branches
Textile Fragment with Figure, Bird and Branches
Textile Fragment with Figure, Bird and Branches
Textile Fragment with Figure, Bird and Branches

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Textile Fragment with Figure, Bird and Branches,

6th–7th century

y1937-229

Information

Title
Textile Fragment with Figure, Bird and Branches
Dates

6th–7th century

Medium
Wool and linen
Dimensions
19.4 x 8.5 cm (7 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1937-229
Place Made

Egypt

Period
Coptic (period)
Type
textiles, fragments
Materials
linen (material), wool (textile)
Subject
figures (representations), lozenges, plants, running ornament, zigzags, birds

Purchased from Abd El Rahim E. Shaer & Sons in 1937

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