Title

Textile Fragment with Equestrian Figure

Creator

Geography

Egypt, Africa

Culture

Byzantine, Coptic

Medium

Wool on linen

Credit Line

Bequest of David P. Harris ('46), 2020

Accession Number

2020.401

Description

A horseman is depicted within an oval surrounded by a rectangular ornamental border. The horse is running toward the right; the rider is turned to the (viewer's) left, his right hand raised with fingers open.

Provenance

Purchased from Nuevo Mundo, Alexandria, Virginia on November 22, 1975.

Collection

Antiquity, The Byzantine World, The Islamic World

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