Textile Band

88-22-1

From: Egypt

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number 88-22-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Coptic
Provenience Egypt
Date Made 700-900 CE
Section Egyptian
Materials Linen | Wool
Technique Tapestry
Iconography Saint Joseph (uncertain)
Description

Tapestry band fragment; green, yellow, black and white on red ground. Two figures within circular medallion: possibly Joseph?

Length 11.5 cm
Width 18.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Cornelia Fraley, 1988

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