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Coptic. <em>Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_detail01_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_detail01_ICA.jpg)
Coptic. <em>Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_detail01_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_detail02_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_detail03_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_detail03_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_ICA.jpg)

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Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Coptic
MEDIUM Linen, wool
DATES 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly)
PERIOD Late Antique Period
DIMENSIONS 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 46.157.20
CREDIT LINE Gift of Pratt Institute
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Coptic. Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_detail01_ICA.jpg)
IMAGE detail, CUR.46.157.20_detail01_ICA.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), 2007
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Coptic. <em>Clavus Fragment with Figural, Animal, and Botanical Decoration</em>, 5th-6th century C.E. (possibly). Linen, wool, 4 15/16 x 16 1/8 in. (12.5 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Pratt Institute, 46.157.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.46.157.20_detail01_ICA.jpg)

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