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Textile fragment
Eastern Mediterranean
6th–10th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Silk; compound tabby
Dimensions
Height x width: 37 x 21 cm (14 9/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Gertrude Townsend
Accession Number33.519
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWeft: blue and yellow silk. Weft: straight inner warp, yellow silk; binding warps thin neutral bluish green silk. Design: symmetrical all-over pattern of stars, "palms" and four petalled rosettes. Worn and torn. Selvedge on one side.