Round Insert from a Coptic Tunic or Shawl
Unknown Artist
This tapestry‑woven roundel was once inserted in a Coptic tunic or shawl. In the center it depicts a haloed female bust within a border of beadlike elements and an outer border containing four lions and vegetal motifs. Like most Coptic textiles, it probably was unearthed from a burial site in Egypt.
Credit: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
7th century
Linen, wool; plain weave, tapestry weave
30.8 in
90.5.687
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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