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Textile fragment with geometric patterns
Textile fragment with geometric patterns

Textile fragment with geometric patterns

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureEgyptian
Date4th-5th century A.D.
MediumUndyed linen warp and purple wool weft
Dimensionsheight: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
width: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Beryl Nowlin McCleary
Object number2011.8.6
Geography
Place madeEgypt
DescriptionA textile fragment decorated with an interlocking Greek key (meander) pattern and a thin border on two sides. The pattern was worked with a flying shuttle.Provenanceacquired by Beryl and Henry McCleary in Egypt between 1963 and 1967; Beryl McCleary, by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2011
Not on view
Collections
Textile fragment with geometric patterns
Textile fragment with geometric patterns
Culture: Egyptian
4th-5th century A.D.
San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Beryl Nowlin McCleary.
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