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Fragment of a Weft-Looped Pile Textile Depicting a Season

Fragment of a Weft-Looped Pile Textile Depicting a Season

5th–6th century

Byzantine Probably Egypt

Egypt

Linen, plain weave with supplementary uncut wool weft pile and supplementary outlining linen weft wrapping; and supplimentary wool weft

Textiles