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Fragment of a border

Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
8th–10th century A.D.

Medium/Technique Wool, tapestry
Dimensions Height x width: 16.5 x 24 cm (6 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.661
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionNatural-colored woolen ground. Design in blue wool. Design shows human figures with raised hands standing next to mounted figures; a patch of the same natural-colored wool of the ground is sewed onto the upper part of the fragment. Like 15.660.