Fragment of a Coptic tapestry weave band; 4th-9th C CE
date: label: date made
content: 4th to 9th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Fragment of a Coptic tapestry weave band; 4th-9th C CE. 2 1/4" in the warp direction; 3 1/2" in the weft direction. Remnants of a zigzag design, made up of white-outlined rectangles with green centers. A two-toned blue border completes one edge.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Yarns: Warp - natural linen, 2-ply, Z-twist; Weft - Natural linen, Singles, S-twist; Dyed wool (red, dark green, medium and dark blues), Singles, S-twist.
label: Description (Brief)
content: One of a group of fragments of Coptic textiles purchased by the museum in the 1960s, when the Textile Division was tasked with presenting to the public the history of textile techniques and technology. The textiles of Coptic Egypt were (and are) famed for their designs and the range of techniques employed.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Egypt
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13678.000
label: catalog number
content: T13678
label: accession number
content: 260696
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coptic tapestry fragment
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: linen (warp; weft material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (weft material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in; 5.715 cm x 8.89 cm