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Fragment of a band
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
8th–10th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Wool, Tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 33 cm (6 11/16 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.654
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionOn a dark brownish blue ground, a design is woven with light tan colored wool, which was probably white when it was new. The design consists of connected small and large lozenges; each large lozenge frames a bust; vine branches surround the large lozenges; pairs of human figures with raised arms flank the small lozenges. Each of the small lozenges encloses a cross. Like 15.653 and 15.655