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Fragment of a tapestry band
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th–9th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Wool; tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 33 x 7.8 cm (13 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number10.145
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionLight brownish wool ground, green in places. On this are woven with yellow wool, lions, alternating with other animals, probably hares. A red wool border is on one side of the band, probably a shoulder band.