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Coptic. <em>Heads Framed by Acanthus</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.684_PS9.jpg)
Coptic. Heads Framed by Acanthus, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.684_PS9.jpg)
Coptic. <em>Heads Framed by Acanthus</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.684_PS9.jpg)

Coptic. Heads Framed by Acanthus, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.684_PS9.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Heads Framed by Acanthus</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.38.684_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Heads Framed by Acanthus, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.38.684_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Heads Framed by Acanthus</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.38.684_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Heads Framed by Acanthus, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.38.684_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Heads Framed by Acanthus</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.684_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Heads Framed by Acanthus, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.684_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Heads Framed by Acanthus</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.684_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Heads Framed by Acanthus, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.684_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Heads Framed by Acanthus</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.684_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. Heads Framed by Acanthus, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.38.684_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Heads Framed by Acanthus</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.38.684_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Heads Framed by Acanthus, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.38.684_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Heads Framed by Acanthus</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.38.684_detail03_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Heads Framed by Acanthus, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.38.684_detail03_ICA.jpg)

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Heads Framed by Acanthus

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Coptic
MEDIUM Wool
DATES 5th–6th century C.E.
PERIOD Late Antique Period
DIMENSIONS 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 38.684
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Coptic. Heads Framed by Acanthus, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.684_PS9.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 38.684_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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Coptic. <em>Heads Framed by Acanthus</em>, 5th–6th century C.E. Wool, 7 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (19.7 x 64.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 38.684. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 38.684_PS9.jpg)

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Egypt
Egyptian
Coptic
Coptic Period
textile
7 x 22 in.
Tapestry
Wool
Linen

TAGS

Egypt
Egyptian
Coptic
Coptic Period
textile
7 x 22 in.
Tapestry
Wool
Linen

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