Coptic textiles
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Coptic textiles are early Christian Egyptian woven and embroidered fabrics, renowned for their colorful figurative and geometric designs and their importance in the study of late antique and early medieval art and clothing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coptic textiles canonical | 1 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological artifact
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historical clothing material ⓘ textile art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Coptic Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ early Christianity ⓘ late antique Egypt ⓘ |
| coloration |
natural dyes
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polychrome ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
Christian iconography
ⓘ
Coptic inscriptions ⓘ Greek inscriptions ⓘ animal motifs ⓘ figurative designs ⓘ floral motifs ⓘ geometric patterns ⓘ mythological scenes ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
10th century
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3rd century ⓘ 4th century ⓘ 5th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Egyptian burial sites
ⓘ
desert cemeteries ⓘ |
| hasPart |
clavi
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furnishing fabrics ⓘ hangings ⓘ roundels ⓘ tapestry bands ⓘ tunics ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Christian iconography studies
ⓘ
history of costume ⓘ history of weaving ⓘ study of early medieval art ⓘ study of late antique art ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine textile art
ⓘ
medieval European textiles ⓘ |
| madeOf |
linen
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silk ⓘ wool ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Berlin State Museums
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Coptic Museum in Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ The Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria and Albert Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedByTechnique |
embroidery
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looped pile ⓘ plain weave with applied decoration ⓘ resist dyeing ⓘ tapestry weave ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Byzantine textiles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamic textiles in Egypt ⓘ late Roman textiles ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Coptic studies
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ art history ⓘ textile studies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial garments
ⓘ
church furnishings ⓘ clothing ⓘ household furnishings ⓘ shrouds ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.