Tapestry Roundel
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Tapestry Roundel, 5th century C.E.. Linen, wool, 4 5/8 x Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.8 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 44.143d.
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 round textile artifact depicting various figures and animals in a decorative scene.
The artifact is a round textile with a fringe, showcasing a colorful scene that includes human figures and animals. The style is indicative of intricate weaving, with a detailed and balanced composition. Notable features include a person reclining at the top and other figures appearing to interact with animals, suggesting a narrative or mythical theme.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 44.143d tier-2
- BKM-Object 56955 tier-2
About this record's data
- 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.