Textile Fragment

Unknown artist

Date: 3rd–4th century

Medium: Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave

Dimensions: Max. H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm) Max. W. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm)

Classification: Textiles

Country: Egypt

Themes: Horses

Purchase by subscription, 1889

Date range

200 – 399

Largest dimension

28.6 cm

Related works in this department

Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle

Unknown artist

7th century

Goblet with Incised Designs

second half 8th century

Folio from the "Tashkent Qur'an"

Unknown artist

late 8th–early 9th century

Strand of Beads

Unknown artist

9th–12th century

Animal-Spouted Pitcher

Unknown artist

9th–10th century

Contemporary works

Panel with the god Zeus/Serapis/Ohrmazd and worshiper

Unknown artist

ca. 3rd century CE

Glass snake-thread flask shaped like a mouse

Unknown artist

3rd century CE

Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure

3rd–early 4th century

새 모양 토기 삼국|鳥形土器三國|Bird-shaped vessel

Unknown artist

3rd century

Marble sarcophagus with garlands

first half 3rd century CE

Figure

Unknown artist

3rd century

Related guides

The Animal Kingdom in Art: How Cultures See and Show Animals

Art Techniques

Data source · View on metmuseum.org