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Tapestry
Egyptian (Arabic)
11th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 3 15/16 x 6 9/16 in. (10 x 16.7 cm)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.688
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: dark neutral linen cloth, mostly cut away. Design: silk tapestry band. Formal Kufic inscription (.025 high) of red, on bluish-green ground. at top and bottom, a series of plain narrow stripes of blue-green and red silk and neutral linen. Very stained. Inscription: undeciphered. See note.
Provenance1930, sold by Madame Marguerite Sursock, Paris to the MFA. (Accession date: October 16, 1930)