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Band Fragments with Botanical Decoration

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Band Fragments with Botanical Decoration, 4th–7th century C.E.. Wool, X942a: 2 9/16 × 8 7/8 in. (6.5 × 22.5 cm) X942b: 2 9/16 × 9 1/8 in. (6.5 × 23.2 cm) X942c: 1 15/16 × 2 3/4 in. (5 × 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X942a-c. (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.

Close-up of textile band fragments with multicolored (yellow, blue/green, red) botanical/floral and leafy decorative elements stitched on a wool ground.

The image shows two adjacent textile fragments/band ends on a light background. The left fragment has a yellow-brown ground with stitched blue/green outlines forming plant/leaf-like motifs and rounded floral elements. The central/bottom area displays additional layered botanical shapes resembling leaves and blossoms, with darker outlines and small colored infill stitches. The right fragment has a similar yellow-brown ground with red and blue/green stitched motifs that resemble stylized blossoms and leaves. Edges show fraying and loose threads, consistent with worn band fragments. No clear hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible, and there are no legible cartouches or royal names. No explicit deity iconography is clearly identifiable from the botanical decoration alone.

decorative Late Antique Period (as catalogued) fragmentary
Materials Wool (stitched textile ground and yarn)Thread (multicolored embroidery)

Connections

Materials ClothThread

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession X942a-c tier-2
  • BKM-Object 121838 tier-2
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