Coptic textile fragment

Coptic textile fragment , Coptic period (300 CE–700 CE)

Where object was made: Egypt

Material/technique: linen; wool

Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 45.5 x 22.5 cm
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 x 25 in

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.0017

Not on display

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Teaching Gallery: Coptic Textiles

This fragment may have been a border on a tunic, curtain, or other furnishing textile. It is often difficult to distinguish between Coptic and early Islamic textiles since weaving methods and designs were similar after the eighth century. As a result, this fragment may have been created in the early Islamic Dynasty in Egypt by Copts for an Islamic leader.