Object Description
An Egyptian Coptic textile fragment woven in black wool onto coarse, unbleached linen. The fragment features a single frieze with decorative boarders. The piece is comprised of two borders of vitruvian scrolls which frame large circular medallions and foliage scrolls. At the centre of one of the medallions is a dancing human figure with one arm raised and the other displays a stylised zoomorphic figure. This fragment could have easily been part of a tunic as a decoration.
Date: Circa 4th-6th century AD
Period: Coptic Period