Who created "Fragment"?

Fragment was created by Coptic in 5th/6th century.

When was "Fragment" created?

This artwork was created 5th/6th century.

What medium is "Fragment"?

Fragment is Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave.

Fragment

Coptic

5th/6th century

Medium

Linen and wool, slit tapestry weave

Dimensions

11.4 × 8.9 cm (4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)

Classification

textile

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

223564

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, ...

Fragment

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