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

3 Fragments with Botanical Decorations

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. 3 Fragments with Botanical Decorations, 5th–7th century C.E.. Linen, wool, 37.1765Ea: 10 x 17 in. (25.4 x 43.2 cm) 37.1765Eb: 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm) 37.1765Ec: 12 x 20 in. (30.5 x 50.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1765Ea-c. (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 piece of fabric featuring an embroidered floral motif.

This artifact is a section of fabric with a simple, yet elegant embroidered design in the center. The embroidery appears to be a stylized flower with a stem, rendered in dark thread, contrasting with the lighter background fabric. The overall style suggests decorative purposes, typical of textile craftsmanship.

decorative unknown good
Materials fabric

Connections

Found at Saqqara
Materials TextileFabric

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1765Ea-c tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118285 tier-2
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