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Source Description
Segmentum (medallions) like this decorated tunics in Coptic Egypt. Medallions were woven into a tunic’s shoulders or lower half. This medallion's design scheme displays waves encircling geometric shapes and representational images. Coptic can refer to a language, an ethnic group, a religion, or an artistic style (which wasn’t always Christian). Coptic classical imagery reflects the Hellenized (Greek, 305–30 BC) and Roman cultures of Egypt (30 BC–AD 395) before the Byzantine era.
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150873
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Tunic Fragment with Segmentum
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150873
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Tunic Fragment with Segmentum
description
Segmentum (medallions) like this decorated tunics in Coptic Egypt. Medallions were woven into a tunic’s shoulders or lower half. This medallion's design scheme displays waves encircling geometric shapes and representational images. Coptic can refer to a language, an ethnic group, a religion, or an artistic style (which wasn’t always Christian). Coptic classical imagery reflects the Hellenized (Greek, 305–30 BC) and Roman cultures of Egypt (30 BC–AD 395) before the Byzantine era.
date
c. 500
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79933808
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Textile
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Overall: 34 x 29.2 cm (13 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.)
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Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Coptic-style weaver(s)
accession
1982.27
Source extras
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Wool, linen, and dye
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Tunic Fragment with Segmentum, c. 500. Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Coptic-style weaver(s). Wool, linen, and dye; overall: 34 x 29.2 cm (13 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.270
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T - Coptic
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150874
description
Fragment of Round Segmentum, 400s–600s CE. Africa, North Africa, Egypt, Coptic-style weaver(s). Wool: tabby ground, inwoven tapestry ornament; overall: 33 x 29.2 cm (13 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.271
didYouKnow
Many different kinds of birds are woven into this medallion, hiding amongst the floral and scroll designs.
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 07:47:16.625000
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150873
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Textiles
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T - Coptic
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Wool, linen, and dye
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