Coptic art is the Christian art of the Byzantine-Greco-Roman Egypt and of Coptic Christian Churches. Coptic art is best known for its wall-paintings, textiles, illuminated manuscripts, and metalwork,
Christ and Saint Menas, 6th-century Coptic icon, Louvre
Figurative capital, Coptic Museum, Cairo.
Rondel, wool on linen, 6th century, Syrian or Egyptian Coptic. Cooper Union museum.
Tunic ornament, wool, tapestry weave, 10th century. California Academy of Sciences collections.
The Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church and of the See
Coptic art
…Coptic art is the Christian art of the Byzantine-Greco-Roman Egypt and of Coptic Christian Churches. Coptic art is best known for its wall-paintings, textiles, illuminated manuscripts, and metalwork, much of which survives in monasteries and churches…
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Cairo, Egypt
Coptic Icon in the Coptic Altar of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem
St. Mark Coptic Cathedral in Alexandria
Makurian wall painting depicting a Nubian bishop and Virgin Mary (11th century)