Hat Fragments
Unknown Artist
4th century
Medium
Linen, wool
Dimensions
Overall: L. 44 7/8 in. (114 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Costumes-Secular
Culture
Coptic
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.10.46
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Medieval Art collection, *Hat Fragments* offers a tantalizing glimpse into 4th-century Coptic Egypt. Crafted from linen and wool, these secular textile remnants measure an impressive overall length of 44 7/8 inches (114 cm), suggesting they once formed part of a distinctive headwear ensemble. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 3, they exemplify the enduring legacy of Coptic craftsmanship from Roman-era Egypt, where Christian communities thrived amid a fusion of pharaonic, Greco-Roman, and emerging Byzantine influences. Coptic textiles like these ar...