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Fragment of undyed linen tapestry
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th–8th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 15 cm (4 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number55.1023
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment of undyed linen, with remains of tapestry band woven with polychrome wool; wool largely destroyed, showing linen ground, and warps in groups of twos. Remains of dark brown, orange, green and red wool. Design consists of ovals (leaf motifs ?), flat at one end and pointed at the other, and more or less rectangular figures. Probably once a part of 55.1024. Ragged.