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 Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Coptic
Date 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 N/A
Materials Textile
Manufacturing Processes Weaving

Research Remarks

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.

Published Description Under Review
Bibliography Under Review

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction no

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