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Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th-9th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Wool; tapestry
Dimensions Overall (a): 16.5 x 18.6 cm (6 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.)
Overall (b): 17.5 x 21 cm (6 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Overall (c): 8 x 28.2 cm (3 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
Overall (d): 9 x 23.5 cm (3 9/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Overall (e): 23.5 x 9.5 cm (9 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Overall (f): 9 x 30.5 cm (3 9/16 x 12 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number09.124a-f
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionRed woolen warp with bands showing animals, hunters (?), equestrian figures, fish and plants, woven with blue wool on a white woolen ground; each of 09.124a and 09.124b includes two parallel bands.
09.124c-09.124f are single bands with similar designs in addition to roundels enclosing fish and hares.The designs in 09.124c include an eight-pointed star enclosing two fish.
All the bands are framed by an interlaced linear motif and a plain dark blue border. Probably fragments of a garment.