Fragments of Border with Botanical Decoration
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Fragments of Border with Botanical Decoration, 7th–8th century C.E.. Flax, wool, 8 x 14 3/16 in. (20.3 x 36 cm) border only: 5 7/8 in. (15 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 08.480.53. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University))
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A fragment of woven fabric with intricate patterns.
The artifact is a fragment of textile featuring intricate woven patterns including geometric and stylized motifs. The central design is bordered by repeating symmetrical elements. The colors are muted, suggesting a historical piece. The composition shows significant wear and fraying at the edges, indicative of age.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 08.480.53 tier-2
- BKM-Object 19121 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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