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Textile fragment
Egyptian (Islamic)
Fatimid
mid-11th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk
Dimensions
Overall: 5.3 x 9.5 cm (2 1/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.702
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of light blue linen, fragment is almost entirely cut away. Design of a pair of affronted animals (.04 high) inside an oval medallion, woven with natural-colored linen, dark brown and yellow silk on a ground of red silk; oval is edged with natural-colored linen dots on a narrow dark brown border.
Provenance1930, sold by Madame Marguerite Sursock, Paris to the MFA. (Accession date: October 16, 1930)