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Weaving fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th-9th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Wool; woven
Dimensions
Height x width: 23 x 22 cm (9 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Gertrude Townsend
Accession Number33.520
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CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp: light neutral yellow wool. Weft: light neutral yellow, pinkish orange, and green wool. Two-faced weft twill. Design: horizontal bands of conventionalized leaf or tree forms divided by rows or four petalled rosettes and small round spots. On one side the ground is pinkish orange, on the other it is light neutral yellow.