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Fragment of a tapestry band
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th–8th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 9.5 x 25 cm (3 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace L. Mayer
Accession Number55.1040
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFragment. Part of a tapestry band applied to undyed tabby-woven linen ground. Polychrome wools and undyed linen wefts on paired linen warps. On a red ground, oval medallions containing single animals, are separated by stylized trees. Narrow borders showing an undulating branch motif flanked by leaves. Design in the central area is in yellow, light and dark green wool and undyed linen. Probably a fragment of a shoulder band. Holes. Stained.