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Artefact ID1048
TM ID-
Findspot (DEChriM ID)40   (Dayr Umm al-Ġanāʾim)
ClassFunerary element, Garment/adornment/accessories
MaterialWool
Description

Woolen cross embroidered on a tunic

Selection criteriaChristian symbols/gestures/isopsephy, Archaeological context associated with Christian markers
Date from300
Date to450
Dating criteria

A tunic bearing a cross decoration embroidered in wine-coloured woll.

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. 492, pl. 1. Oxford and Oakville: Oxbow Books.

Authors
Victor Ghica, 2021
Suggested citation
Victor Ghica, 2021, "Artefact ID 1048", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1048
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