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Fragment with a tapestry band
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th–8th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool; tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 17 x 52.5 cm (6 11/16 x 20 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.1435
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWoven into a piece of white woolen tapestry is a band that shows a row of six rectangular units of which five enclose human figures and one encloses floral motifs; four of the figures hold branches; a row of connected leaves with a border of V-shaped designs frames the main area. Woven with dark blue, green, pink, yellow and white wool and natural-colored linen.