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Tapestry band
Egyptian (Islamic)
Early Islamic
8th-9th century A.D. (?)
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 17.5 x 20.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number25.160
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionGround: natural-colored linen cloth; plain selvedge at the right. Stained; small holes. Design: tapestry band in pale yellow, red, blue, green, and brown silk and natural-colored linen. Red band with a pair of affronted elephants (one blue and one yellow); seperated by a yellow triangular shaft. At the right is a green animal. The band is edged at top and the bottom with narrow cream and red stripes. Probably a fragment of a sleeve band.