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Fragment with a tapestry band
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
8th-9th century A.D. (?)
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool; tapestry
Dimensions
Length x width: 137 × 51.2 cm (53 15/16 × 20 3/16 in.) ; legacy size: 137 x 49 cm.
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.702
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite linen ground into which is woven a tapestry band with a design of male figures with raised arms, small roundels and animals including peacocks (?) and hares; a border enclosting connected heart-shaped motifs frames the two sides of the band. The design is woven with red, blue, yellow, white and green wool.