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Woven Mat

500–600
Not on view
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

Object Information
  • 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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