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Square tapestry medallion
Egyptian (Coptic)
Early Islamic
8th–10th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Wool; tapestry
Dimensions
Height x width: 18.5 x 19 cm (7 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number09.118
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionThe warp is of violet wool; woven into a piece of brownish violet cloth is a white square with a design in red wool of two rows of human figures, fish and birds separated by narrow borders. On two sides are deep blocks of red. Torn in the lower half of the square. Similar in design and coloring to 09.117, and possibly a piece of the same garment. The design shows Byzantine influence