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Image Date
2-1-2019
Description
Unknown Artist Coptic textile fragment of a tunic band showing animals and figures, 500 - 599 woven 3-1/2 (H) x 6 (W) inches 1973.1.2 Gift of Marjorie A. Pena
Exhibit Date
February 1 – March 24, 2019
Exhibit Description
The history of Coptic textiles can be traced to the 4th century in Egypt, where the Christian population of artisans wove wool and linen for decorative and practical uses. The term ‘Coptic’ is derived from the ‘Copts’ which were Christian Egyptians during the 4th-13th centuries AD in the early Byzantine to Islamic era in Egypt. The fragments on display for this exhibit belong to the University Collection. To learn more about these and others in our collection, stop by 2nd floor of the Peeler Art Center.
Recommended Citation
Galleries, Peeler, "Quotidian Artisanal Life: Coptic Textiles of Byzantine Egypt" (2019). Past Exhibitions. 53, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/peeler_exhibit/53
Medium
Unknown Artist Coptic textile fragment of a tunic band showing animals and figures, 500 - 599 woven 3-1/2 (H) x 6 (W) inches 1973.1.2 Gift of Marjorie A. Pena