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Title: Textile; curtain
Date: 6th–7th century
Culture: Byzantine (Akhmim (?), Egypt)
Medium:
Linen and wool; wool; tapestry and plain weave, including warp
fringes
Dimensions:
9 ft. 3 13/16 in. × 59 13/16 in., 7.5 lb. (284 × 152 cm, 3.4 kg) (curtain a, left)
9 ft. 7/8 in. × 60 1/4 in., 7.2 lb. (276.5 × 153 cm, 3.3 kg) (curtain b, right)
Classification: Textiles
Credit Line:
The British Museum, London
Rights and Reproduction: © The Trustees of the British Museum
