Fragment showing the Triumph of Dionysos

Unidentified Coptic maker

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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.

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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