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Fragment of a garment
Egyptian
Late 11th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and Silk; tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 47 cm (6 5/16 x 18 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.532
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGround: cream linen cloth. Ragged: several holes. Two pieces mounted together. Design: two bands of tapestry. At top isd narrow band (.018 wide) with pink and blue silk stars separated by small green and light blue silk rectangles; on cream silk ground. At bottom the same band is repeated, bordered above and below with line of imitation Kufic (.01 high) in cream linen on pink silk ground, ornamented with yellow silk scrolls. Edged at outside with narrow blue silk stripe. (.002 wide).