Roundel with Interlace Pattern
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Roundel with Interlace Pattern, 4th–5th century C.E.. Flax, wool, 8 x 6 3/4 in. (20.3 x 17.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X932. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University))
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small circular textile roundel with a dark brown ground and a gold/yellow interlace-like pattern along the perimeter and faint linear motifs across the field.
The image shows a round, fabric fragment (likely a textile appliqué or decorative patch). The outer edge is uneven and frayed, indicating wear or incomplete survival. A narrow band near the circumference displays a repeating interlace or chain-link motif in yellow/golden thread against a dark brown fabric. Within the circular interior, faint, fine-line motifs (possibly part of an interlace design) are visible but are partly obscured by the fabric’s age, surface texture, and lighting. No clear hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic lettering is visible. No figural scenes or sculpted/inscribed cartouches are present.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession X932 tier-2
- BKM-Object 121828 tier-2
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- 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.