Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · architecture

Fragments of Border with Botanical Decoration

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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.

decorative Coptic fragmentary
Materials fabric

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials TextileFabric

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 08.480.53 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 19121 tier-2
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