Who created "Fragment"?

Fragment was created by Coptic in Roman period (30 BCE– 641 CE), 5th/6th century.

When was "Fragment" created?

This artwork was created Roman period (30 BCE– 641 CE), 5th/6th century.

Is "Fragment" in the public domain?

Yes, Fragment is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Fragment

Q: What medium is "Fragment"?

Fragment is Linen and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming uncut loop pile and insets of slit and dovetailed tapestry weave with eccentric and supplementary wrapping weft details.

Coptic

Roman period (30 BCE– 641 CE), 5th/6th century

Medium

Linen and wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming uncut loop pile and insets of slit and dovetailed tapestry weave with eccentric and supplementary wrapping weft details

Dimensions

25.5 × 26 cm (10 × 10 1/8 in.)

Classification

textile

Department

Textiles

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

70375

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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