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Egyptian (Arabic)
13th–16th century
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen; embroidered with silk yarns
Dimensions
Overall (a): 34 x 25 cm (13 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Overall (b): 17 x 9.5 cm (6 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Overall (b): 17 x 9.5 cm (6 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number48.1077a-b
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CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionUndyed tabby-woven linen ground, embroidered with sage green and green-blue silks in herringbone stitch. Pair of parallel bands with saw-tooth borders; lozenges in main field. Broken in two. Stains, holes, silk rotted out in places.