Coptic

Fragment

Roman period (30 B.C.– 641 A.D.)/Arab period (641–969), 6th/8th century
Wool and linen, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave with eccentric wefts and wrapped outlining wefts
19.9 × 18.8 cm (7.8 × 7.4 in)

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