{"product_id":"5th-7th-century-coptic-textile-fragment-8-x-7","title":"5th-7th Century Coptic Textile Fragment - 8\" x 7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderfully animated fragment of late antique Egyptian tapestry weaving, densely worked with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estylized zoomorphic and vegetal forms with  small geometric compartments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in muted red, blue-green, rose, ochre, brown, and black.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe imagery is compressed into horizontal registers, with individual motifs appearing almost like tiny pictograms. Its fragmentary survival only heightens that quality, turning what was once part of a larger textile into an unexpectedly modern, almost collage-like composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally likely part of a garment or furnishing, the piece reflects the extraordinarily varied visual world of late antique Egypt, where classical, Christian, and eastern Mediterranean motifs were continually reworked by textile artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eView our whole Coptic collection \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Coptic Collection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heirloombk.com\/collections\/coptic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize: \u003c\/b\u003e8\" x 7\" [20cm x 18cm]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge: \u003c\/b\u003e5-7th Century, AD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCountry of Origin: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.heirloombk.com\/collections\/north-africa\" title=\"North African Collection\"\u003eEgypt\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eType of Textile:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Coptic Fragment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/b\u003eWool on linen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePile Height:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Flatwoven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Good condition for its significant age. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTX709\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCheck out our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.heirloombk.com\/collections\/rare-finds\" title=\"Rare Finds collection\"\u003eRare Finds\u003c\/a\u003e collection!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HEIRLOOM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51551506989373,"sku":"TX709","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1965\/6737\/files\/6thcenturyADCoptictextilewovenfragment_matted12x16.jpg?v=1783365776","url":"https:\/\/www.heirloombk.com\/products\/5th-7th-century-coptic-textile-fragment-8-x-7","provider":"HEIRLOOM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}