Illustration
Child's tunic, made of wool and flax, with figural images, an example of Coptic fashion from the 5th or 6th century CE. Similar garments were worn throughout the Byzantine and early Islamic period in Egypt, and are characteristic of early medieval Egyptian fashion.
Brooklyn Museum.
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Museum, B. (2018, August 29). Child's Tunic from Byzantine Egypt. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9084/childs-tunic-from-byzantine-egypt/
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Museum, Brooklyn. "Child's Tunic from Byzantine Egypt." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 29, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9084/childs-tunic-from-byzantine-egypt/.
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Museum, Brooklyn. "Child's Tunic from Byzantine Egypt." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Aug 2018. Web. 22 Feb 2025.
