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Tapestry
Egyptian
Abbasid Period
second half of the 10th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 46.5 cm (1 15/16 x 18 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.463
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionIn two parts, mounted together. Ground: cream linen cloth, almost entirely cut away. Design: silk tapestry band (.05 wide) in blue, green, brown and yellow on cream ground. Irregular ovals, each containing rabbit, bird or conventional figure, are connected with cream dots on black line. Interstices are filled with triangular conventional forms. At top (in blue) and at bottom (in brown) is a narrow crenelated border (.005 wide).