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Coptic. <em>Tapestry Roundel</em>, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 44.143a-d_transp1626.jpg)
Coptic. Tapestry Roundel, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 44.143a-d_transp1626.jpg)
Coptic. <em>Tapestry Roundel</em>, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 44.143a-d_transp1626.jpg)

Coptic. Tapestry Roundel, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 44.143a-d_transp1626.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Tapestry Roundel</em>, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.143d_PS9.jpg)

Coptic. Tapestry Roundel, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 44.143d_PS9.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Tapestry Roundel</em>, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.44.143D_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Tapestry Roundel, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.44.143D_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Tapestry Roundel</em>, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.44.143D_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Tapestry Roundel, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.44.143D_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Tapestry Roundel</em>, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.44.143D_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Tapestry Roundel, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.44.143D_ICA.jpg)

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Tapestry Roundel

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Coptic
MEDIUM Linen, wool
  • Possible Place Made: Antinoe (El Sheikh Ibada), Egypt
    • DATES 5th century C.E.
    PERIOD Late Antique Period
    DIMENSIONS 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 44.143d
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION At top, boy lying on his stomach playing flute; shrub in background; seated dog to right; center, seated child playing with dog; lower left, a woman with child; lower center, sheep and goats clustered about male figure with staff at right. Colors; as in preceding textiles, but better preserved, save in lower right corner where roundel is stained. Condition: Some slits in tapestry; frayed at left and right sides.
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    CAPTION Coptic. Tapestry Roundel, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 44.143a-d_transp1626.jpg)
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    Coptic. <em>Tapestry Roundel</em>, 5th century C.E. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 44.143a-d_transp1626.jpg)

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