Artist name:
Egypt, Coptic
Artwork title:
Tunic insert, Samson and the lion
Description: Square tunic insert, silhouette design of Samson fighting the lion, placed within a circle; the four corners outside the circle are filled in with vine leaves; embroidery; purple-brown wool on linen; mounted on plainly woven linen but this is not related to the fragment.
Artwork date(s): 4th/5th century
Artwork type: Mediterranean/Middle East Collection
Medium: woven wool on linen
Measurements: 100X100
Accession number: 565
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