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Material Sample: Cloth Fragment

1927.04.0005

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Artifact Identification Material Sample: Cloth Fragment   (1927.04.0005)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Unclassifiable Artifacts
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Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Coptic
Date 10th century
Culture Egyptian, Coptic, Copto-Arabic

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 23.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 12.3 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 4 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Textile--Silk
Manufacturing Processes Weaving

Research Remarks

Description

"[F]our pieces of Copto-Arabic silk of the 10th century ... were added to the collection of textiles." - Naslund, [8].
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Naslund, Ftr. Sebastian, O.S.B. A University Museum Comes of Age. Urbana, IL, 197-.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction No

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