Fragment of a curtain
4th–6th century A.D.
Object PlaceEgypt
Medium/TechniqueUndyed linen in plain weave; tapestry weave in colored wools (purple, green, hyellow, red, orange, brown and pink wool) and undyed linen
Technique: Ground in undyed linen in plain weave; design in tapestry weave in colored wools and undyed linen.
Warp: linen (spin direction ?)
Weft: undyed linen and colored wools (spin direction ?);
weft wrapping, slit joins;
woven with warps perpendicular to the design.
Dimensions34.5 x 65 cm (13 9/16 x 25 9/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number96.331
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Provenance1896, gift of Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853- d. 1935), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 1, 1896
4th–5th century
4th–5th century A.D.
3rd-4th century AD
4th–5th century
550-725
late 3rd to 4th century AD
17th–19th century
about 1930
about 1925