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

Tunic Fragments with Botanical Decoration

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Tunic Fragments with Botanical Decoration, 5th–7th century C.E.. Wool, flax (?), x945a: 11 × 27 3/4 in. (28 × 70.5 cm) x945b: 2 3/8 × 2 3/4 in. (6 × 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X945a-b. (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.

Fragmentary textile with intricate woven patterns and symbols.

The image depicts a fragmentary piece of textile with detailed woven designs, possibly using colorful threads. The edges are frayed, and the textile shows signs of wear. The patterns feature intertwining motifs that could be floral or abstract in nature. The style suggests detailed craftsmanship typical of ancient fabric works.

decorative Coptic fragmentary
Materials linen

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials LinenTextile

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession X945a-b tier-2
  • BKM-Object 121841 tier-2
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