Coptic (period)

Refers to the style of artistic production produced by Christian Egyptians between mainly the 4th and 7th centuries or the 5th and 8th centuries according to some authors, but also including works produced up to the 12th century. Works of art are characterized by bright flat color, static figures, and decorative motifs derived from Syrian, Near Eastern, and ancient Egyptian sources. They include ivory and stone carvings, manuscript illumination, pottery, wall paintings, and woven textiles. Architecture is distinguished by the construction of churches, cenobitic cells, and funerary monuments.