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

Fragment with Botanical Decoration

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Fragment with Botanical Decoration, 4th–7th century C.E.. Flax, wool, 2 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (5.7 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X937. (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.

Fragment of woven textile with colored pattern.

The image depicts a fragmentary piece of ancient textile with a reddish and green colored pattern. The textile is woven, and the pattern appears to be a decorative element. The edges are frayed, and the piece shows signs of age and wear.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials textile

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials TextileThread

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession X937 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 121833 tier-2
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