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Tapestry fragment
Egyptian (Arabic)
11th–12th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 17cm (5 11/16 x 6 11/16in.)
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number32.113
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CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: coarse cream linen gauze (in cloth weave); very much worn. Design: silk tapestry band; guilloche of light blue and green framing small black and cream confronted birds on a bright yellow ground; above and below (addorsed) is inscription in simple Kufic (.013 high) dark blue on cream ground. Inscription: "God gives success" (repeated). See note.