Coptic textile fragment, unknown maker from Egypt

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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
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 10.3 x 11.2 cm
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 x 20 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.0125
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Teaching Gallery: Coptic Textiles

Due to the double-cross bars in between each duck this may be a Christian textile. Two of the edges of the textile are a wavy design known as “running dog.”
What is the relationship between the double-cross bars and Christianity? Why are the two connected? What is “running dog” symbolic of? Is it symbolic of something?

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