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Fragment with tapestry bands
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th-9th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool
Dimensions
Height x width: 19.5 x 46 cm (7 11/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number96.338
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTwo parallel tapestry bands sewed onto a natural colored linen fragment; warp of linen, grounds of red, light blue and orange brown wool, with designs of light and dark blue, green, yellow and brown wool and natural-colored linen. Design in one band consists of two fighting animals in a central rectangular area flanked by nereids; the other band shows two birds, each in a square area; small crosses are in the areas between birds; the central area of this band is torn. Probably a fragment of a tunic with shoulder bands.