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Tapestry fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
8th–10th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Wool Tapestry with eccentric weft
Dimensions
Overall: 37 x 36.5 cm (14 9/16 x 14 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.439
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionThe ground is woven of neutral yellow wool; on it is a design woven with a brown colored wool. The middle of the lower part of the design shows a rectangular area with two pendants flanked by a medallion enclosing a duck or a bird on each side. A human figure is in the middle between the two pendants. Flanking the rectangular area and above it are six rows of hunters alternating with lions and hares. Each figure raises its right open hand. Repeated bird motifs frame the upper part of the fragment.