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Title: Extended Cap
Date: 4th–7th century
Geography: Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt
Culture: Coptic
Medium: Linen, wool: Tapestry weave in polychrome wool and undyed linen on plain-weave ground in undyed linen; crown decoration in looping technique in polychrome wool; row of stiches below wide band in nearly black wool, red wool, and undyed linen ending in plied threads
Dimensions: Overall: ht. 41 5/16 in. (105 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession Number: 33.10.6
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