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

3 Roundels with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decorations

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. 3 Roundels with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decorations, 5th–6th century C.E.. Flax, wool, 16.327.1: 3 in. (7.6 cm) 16.327.2: 3 in. (7.6 cm) 16.327.3: 3 in. (7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.327.1-.3. (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 textile artifact depicting a seated figure surrounded by decorative patterns.

The artifact is a round textile with a central depiction of a seated figure. The composition includes intricate, repeating patterns around the central figure. The style suggests rich detail with a focus on symmetry, characteristic of textile art from the late ancient period.

decorative Coptic fragmentary
Materials fabric

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials TextileFabric

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.327.1-.3 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9583 tier-2
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