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title: Detail of Coptic Wool Textile
author: Brooklyn Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9083/detail-of-coptic-wool-textile/
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# Detail of Coptic Wool Textile

_Authored by Brooklyn Museum_

## Image File

[![Detail of Coptic Wool Textile](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9083.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9083.jpg)

## Image Caption

This colourful fragment of a tabby weave is an example of Coptic art. While linen was the preferred textile of ancient [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), wool became increasingly important during the Ptolemaic and [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) periods. By Late Antiquity, woolen garments had a ubiquitous role in [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) fashion. The clothing of Medieval Egypt was quite colourful, as textiles were often dyed bright colours such as red, blue, green, and yellow. The fragment is from the 5th-6th Century CE, a time when Egypt was a part of the [Byzantine Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Byzantine_Empire/). The fragment is part of the collection of the Brooklyn Museum.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, B. (2018, August 29). Detail of Coptic Wool Textile. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9083/detail-of-coptic-wool-textile/>
### Chicago
Museum, Brooklyn. "Detail of Coptic Wool Textile." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 29, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9083/detail-of-coptic-wool-textile/>.
### MLA
Museum, Brooklyn. "Detail of Coptic Wool Textile." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Aug 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9083/detail-of-coptic-wool-textile/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/9236) by **Brooklyn Museum**. Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 29 August 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.