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Sleeve band
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th–9th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 29 cm (4 3/4 x 11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.245
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWarp of linen, ground of red wool; the design consists of lions and plant motifs with birds that flank a central roundel containing a bust of a haloed figure, probably a saint or a personification?; a square with a bird in each of its four corners frames the medallion; diagonal branch motifs and linear plants are in the borders; design is of dark and light blue and yellow wool and natural-colored linen. The right side of the fragment is torn. Design shows Byzantine influence.