Fragments of a band with nilotic motifs
Maker: Coptic
Medium:Linen and wool tapestry in a linen tabby ground
Geography: Egypt
Date: 300-499
Period: Late Antique - Early Byzantine
Object number: 910.131.74.A-C
Credit Line: The Walter Massey Collection
DescriptionThese three fragments of a tapestry band, probably from the shoulder of a tunic, are decorated with a row of fish and aquatic plants on a dark blue ground representing water. Marine motifs, especially Nilotic motifs, were very popular in the Late Antique period and were associated with fertility, rebirth and eternal life.
