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Textile fragment
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
8th–9th century A.D.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Wool; compound weave
Dimensions
Height x width: 12 x 26 cm (4 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number48.1069
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionDraw loom woven, compound tabby. Two sets of warps, both yellow wool; wefts of red, green and yellow wool. Shows hexagonal compartments containing affronted birds flanking a tree; interspaces show lozenges with small rectangle at each point.