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Cloth
Egyptian
6th–7th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Silk samit
Dimensions
13 x 44 cm (5 1/8 x 17 5/16 in.); Legacy dimension: .44 x .13
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number25.196
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ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionRed silk ground with a design, repeated in a vertical row, of a conventional flowering plant, woven with cream-colored silk, and a little green silk. Two small birds, woven with cream-colored silk, stand on the petals of the flower, and two larger birds woven with green silk, on the lower leaves. The birds hold small branches in their beaks.