Flag of EgyptMedieval ArtTextiles-Woven580–640

Artwork Details

TitleThread
MediumLinen
DimensionsOverall: 6 x 5 9/16 in. (15.2 x 14.1 cm)
ClassificationTextiles-Woven
DepartmentMedieval Art
Date580–640
Credit LineRogers Fund, 1914
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

CultureCoptic
Date Range580 – 640

Provenance

CityThebes
CountryByzantine Egypt

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6th centuryTextile Fragment
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300–600Textile Fragment
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5th centuryTextile Fragment
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5th centuryTextile Fragment
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4th centurySheet Fragment

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1st–7th centuryLamp
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2nd–7th centuryLamp
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2nd–7th centuryLamp
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2nd–7th centuryLamp
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3rd–12th centuryPilaster
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3rd–12th centuryPetrified Lemon
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3rd–12th centuryPetrified Lemon
Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 475022