Coptic textile fragment, unknown maker from Egypt

Artwork Overview

Coptic textile fragment
Coptic period (300 CE–700 CE)
Coptic textile fragment , Coptic period (300 CE–700 CE)
Where object was made: Egypt
Material/technique: wool; linen
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.0018
Not on display

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Teaching Gallery: Coptic Textiles
In the center is an unidentified male figure with a halo who appears to be seated on a throne with animals on either side. The bottom register has several winged putti carrying offerings. This may be explicit Christian imagery, the central figure being Christ or an early saint. The fragment may have been a decorative roundel from a tunic or curtain.

Exhibitions

Tashia Dare, curator
2012

Citations

The Medieval Collections of the Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: The University of Kansas Museum of Art, 1963.