Burial Cloth Fragment

1927.04.0011

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Artifact Identification Burial Cloth Fragment   (1927.04.0011)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date Coptic, 4th – 7th century CE
Culture Egyptian, Coptic

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 14.5 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 11.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 0.1 cm
Weight 11 g
Measuring Remarks None
Materials Textile
Manufacturing Processes Weaving
Munsell Color Information Light Brown (5 YR 5/4) -ns

Research Remarks

Published Description

WEAVING WITH FIGURES. Wool and linen textile fragments. Two geometrically shaped human figures enclosed with other bands and geometric motifs. (Another label) CLAVI BAND. A longitudinal band used as decoration at the shoulder of a tunic. Wool woven directly into the linen.

Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography N/A

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction no
Reproduction Information N/A

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