Fragment from a Coptic Hanging, 5th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool; plain weave, tapestry-weave, Textile: L. 40 15/16 in. (104 cm), Textiles-Rugs, This large rectangular textile incorporates both Roman and Christian imagery. Arcades containing hunters on horseback recall Roman sources, while the roundels with angels are clearly Christian. Similar imagery, such as the baskets of fruit, is found on the wall paintings of Umayyad desert palaces in Syria
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Fragment, Coptic Hanging, 5th century, Attributed, Egypt, Linen, wool, plain weave, tapestry-weave, Textile, L, 40 15/16, 104 cm, Textiles-Rugs, large, rectangular, textile, incorporates, Roman, Christian imagery, Arcades containing, hunters, horseback recall, sources, roundels, angels, Christian, Similar, baskets, fruit, wall paintings, Umayyad desert, palaces, Syria
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