Woven Mat
Tools and grass found at the monastery indicate that the monks wove mats and baskets both for their own use and for sale as one of their means of support.
Artwork Details
- Title: Woven Mat
- Date: 500–600
- Geography: Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt
- Culture: Coptic
- Medium: Woven grass or reed
- Dimensions: Overall (folded): 4 15/16 x 26 3/4 x 16 9/16 in. (12.5 x 68 x 42 cm)
Overall (approx.): 64 9/16 x 24 13/16 x 9/16 in. (164 x 63 x 1.5 cm) - Classification: Textiles-Woven
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
- Object Number: 14.1.221
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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