The term "Coptic" is used to designate the Christian community that formed in Egypt around 300 CE. This fragment comes from the clothing in which a Christian was buried. It was probably part of a tunic, which was a very common garment at the time. A tunic was frequently embellished with thin vertical bands woven directly into the cloth on either side of the neck opening. The bands usually ended at the waistline.
Provenance: unknown.
Substance: cotton.
Dimensions: 27 x 45 cm.
Era: 1000 CE.
Text: Michel Fortin (p. 307, translated by Jane Macaulay).
Photo: Jacques Lessard.
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.
Michel Fortin, Syria, Land of Civilization. Les Éditions de l'Homme, Musée de la Civilisation de Québec 1999.
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