Who created "Child's Tunic"?

Child's Tunic was created by Coptic in Roman period (30 BCE–641 CE)-Arab period (641–969), 7th century.

When was "Child's Tunic" created?

This artwork was created Roman period (30 BCE–641 CE)-Arab period (641–969), 7th century.

What medium is "Child's Tunic"?

Child's Tunic is Linen and wool, tapestry weave.

Child's Tunic

Coptic

Roman period (30 BCE–641 CE)-Arab period (641–969), 7th century

Medium

Linen and wool, tapestry weave

Dimensions

48.3 × 47 cm (19 × 18 1/2 in.)

Classification

textile

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

70430

About the Artist

Coptic

Coptic, the collective attribution for anonymous masters of early Christian Egypt, embodies the vibrant fusion of pharaonic, Hellenistic, and Greco-Roman traditions that defined art from the 4th century onward. Emerging in the context of Coptic Christianity's rise after the 1st century AD, these artists operated amid economic constraints that favored functional craftsmanship over elite patronage, ...

Child's Tunic

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