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Fragment of Tunic Ornament with Dancing Woman (Bacchante) and Animal
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Coptic

Fragment of Tunic Ornament with Dancing Woman (Bacchante) and Animal

Coptic, 501

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Coptic

Fragment of Tunic Ornament with Dancing Woman (Bacchante) and Animal

Coptic, 501

Physical Qualities Wool, linen, 9 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (23.8 × 8.6 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Kenneth S. Battye, Baltimore
Object Number 1986.278
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1985; Kenneth S. Battye by purchase, Baltimore, MD; Phyllis C. Kane by purchase, Washington, D.C; Private Collection, Rome, Italy.
Anita Jones, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Timeless Weft: Ancient Tapestries and the Art of Louise B. Wheatley", February 1–July 30, 2017.

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