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Silk band (weft twill)
Egyptian (Coptic) or Syrian
Early Byzantine or Early Islamic
6th–7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Silk (weft twill)
Dimensions
Height x width: 24.5 x 4.2 cm (9 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Height x width: 10 x 4.2 cm (3 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
3.9 x 33.6 cm (1 9/16 x 13 1/4 in.); Legacy dimension: .336 x .039
Height x width: 10 x 4.2 cm (3 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
3.9 x 33.6 cm (1 9/16 x 13 1/4 in.); Legacy dimension: .336 x .039
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number01.5904
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ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround of brown and design of brown and light grey; two fragments of a band of which one shows part of a circular border enclosing scrolled lotus-like motifs similar to borders framing roundels of a similar style; the other fragment shows a smaller part of the same design.