Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions

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This fragment and 31.19.15, two ends of a shawl, are both decorated with two inscription bands—one a line of purely ornamental (illegible) kufic, and the other a Coptic inscription interspersed with rosecolored cross-hatches.

Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave

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Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
Shawl with Coptic Inscriptions, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave

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