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Coptic textile

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Tapestry in wool of a violet purple colour, made at the same time as the linen cloth of which it forms a part. The decorative motif has the shape of a star with a large appendage on one of its vertices. The star bears a stylized volute of circular motifs on the border and meanders of swastikas joined together.

Present location

MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID

Inventory number

15056

Dating

COPTIC PERIOD

Archaeological Site

AKHMIM

Category

COPTIC TEXTILE

Material

FLAX; WOOL

Technique

WOVEN

Width

27.5 cm