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Tapestry band
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
7th–9th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Linen and wool; tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 34.5 cm (3 3/8 x 13 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number09.121
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWarp of linen; ground of red wool; design of a haloed female figure in a rectangular area, linear oval motifs are in the lower half of the band; woven with blue, green, red and yellow wool and natural-colored linen. Most of the wool weft in the lower half of the band has been destraoyed and in many places only the warp threads and outlines of linen remain. Rounded at one end. Probably a fragment of a shoulder band; sewed on to a piece of linen. The design shows Byzantine influence.