Who made this tunic ornament?
A local Egyptian weaver most likely made this textile. While Egypt often imported foreign fabrics (particularly silk), linen, cotton, and woolen thread was produced domestically. Egypt also was home to a vibrant textile industry, with many large-scale weaving houses able to produce tunics as well as other fabric goods, such as wall hangings and more elaborate garments. Over 150,000 examples of Egyptian cloth from the late antique and medieval period survive today in various museum collections, giving us some sense of the scope of Egyptian textile production in those centuries.
