Embroidered Fragments with Three Saints, 12th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cotton; embroidered in gold thread and silk, 13.5 in. high 9.50 in. wide (34.3 cm high 24.1 cm wide), Textiles-Embroidered, One saint wears a pallium over a chasuble, a style of dress that suggests a dating between the eleventh and the twelfth centuries. He is otherwise not vested as an ecclesiastic; the embroidery may therefore have originated outside Europe, possibly at a Coptic community in Egypt
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Embroidered Fragments, Three Saints, 12th century, Attributed, Egypt, Cotton, embroidered, gold thread, silk, 13.5, high 9.50, wide, 34.3 cm high 24.1 wide, Textiles-Embroidered, saint, wears, pallium, chasuble, style, dress, dating, eleventh, twelfth centuries, otherwise, vested, ecclesiastic, embroidery, originated outside, Europe, Coptic community
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