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Artefact ID1047
TM ID-
Findspot (DEChriM ID)40   (Dayr Umm al-Ġanāʾim)
ClassFunerary element, Garment/adornment/accessories
MaterialWool
Description

A tunic bearing a cross decoration embroidered in wine-coloured woll.
Selection criteriaChristian symbols/gestures/isopsephy, Archaeological context associated with Christian markers
Date from300
Date to450
Dating criteria

General dating of the Christian cemetery
Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Christian cemetery
Accession number

Unknown
BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Letellier-Willemin, Fleur. 2012. “Contribution of Textiles as Archaeological Artefacts to the Study of the Christian Cemetery of el-Deir.” In The Oasis Papers 6: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Dakhleh Oasis Project, edited by R. S. Bagnall, P. Davoli and C. A. Hope, p. 495, pl. 8. Oxford and Oakville: Oxbow Books.

Authors
Victor Ghica, 2021
Suggested citation
Victor Ghica, 2021, "Artefact ID 1047", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1047
External links
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© F. Letellier-Willemin, 2012

DEChriM has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 819368 ― ERC-2018-COG).

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