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Textile fragment
Spanish
probably 10th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Silk and gold-metallic thread; tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 19.8 x 29.1 cm (7 13/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number39.292
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTiraz fragment woven in tapestry. Fine blue silk, paired warps, 18/cm.; olive green, white and salmon silk and gold-metallic (golded skin wound on white silk) wefts; design of large kufic script woven in gold thread and bordered with white and pink, olive green background.