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Weaving (weft twill)
Egyptian or Syrian
Early Byzantine or Early Islamic
7th-10th century A.D. (?)
Findspot: Egypt or Syria
Medium/Technique
Silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 24.5 x 15 cm (9 5/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number31.129
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround and pattern: weft twill; warp: light neutral yellow silk. Design consists of stylized rosettes and dleaves on four tree-like motifs of which two are on each side of a vertical band enclosing geometric motifs, design is in light neutral silk on a light brown silk ground; framed by a border enclosing floral motifs; worn; with holes.
Provenance1931, Adolfo Loewi, Venice; 1931, sold by Loewi to the MFA for $130. (Accession Date: March 5, 1931)