Fragment showing the Triumph of Dionysos
Unidentified Coptic maker
Coptic Period (200-400 CE)
Dyed wool on natural linens
Overall: 11 1/4 × 11 1/4 in. (28.6 × 28.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jane Helm Gale, in memory of her husband, Arthur Loran Gale, Class of 1927
T.970.61
Geography
Place Made: Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa
Period
500-1000
Object Name
Textile
Research Area
Africa
Not on view
Inscriptions
None.
Course History
History 5.08, African and African American Studies 19.01, Africa and the World, Robby Zeinstra, Fall 2023
History 5.08, African and African American Studies 19.01, Africa and the World, Robby Zeinstra, Fall 2023
Exhibition History
Gene Y. Kim, Class of 1985 Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, April 14-June 20, 1999.
Waterways: Tension and Flow, Harrington Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 4-August 23, 2015.
Provenance
Jane Helm Gale (1913-1970), in memory of her husband Arthur Loran Gale (1904-1965/7, Class of 1927N); given to present collection, 1970.
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