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Fragment of a garment
Egyptian
Late 12th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and Silk; tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 40.5 x 33.5 cm (15 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.763
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGround: cream linen cloth, sewed to top of piece. Warps: cream linen. Design: red and yellow silk tapestry. Series of broad bands (.07 to .1 wide) with guilloche enclosing bird or pair of affronted ducks on red oval. Bands are separated by lines of debased Naskh writing (.02 high) in red on yellow. Full of holes; stained at left. Inscription: "Good fortune and Prosperity" (repeated). See note on 07.467.