Twelve Coptic Wool, Linen, and Silk Textile Fragments

Circa 6th Century A.D.

Largest example 11 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (29.21 x 11.43 cm).

Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Provenance:

The Eliza M. and Sara L. Niblack Collection, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Gifted to the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, 1933. [Acc. nos. 33.1960, 33.1966, 33.1977, 33.1898, 33.1920, 33.1922, 33.1955, 33.1836, 33.1839, 33.1868]

Acquired by the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, 1925. [Acc. nos. 25.288, 25.290]

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Twelve Coptic Wool, Linen, and Silk Textile Fragments

Circa 6th Century A.D.

Largest example 11 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (29.21 x 11.43 cm).

Sold to Benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Provenance:

The Eliza M. and Sara L. Niblack Collection, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Acquired by the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, 1925. [Acc. nos. 25.288, 25.290]

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