Textile fragment with pseudo-inscription border

Title

Textile fragment with pseudo-inscription border
Associated place

Egypt (find spot)

Fustat (possible) (possible find spot)

Near East (place of creation)
Date

10th - 15th century AD
Material and technique

linen, partly dyed green and brown, with a tapestry woven band
Material index

linen
Technique index

dyed;

tapestry woven
Object type

tapestry
Dimensions

7.5 x 7 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 34 / 23 threads/cm (thread count)
0.03 cm (thread diameter)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
Museum location

not on display
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EA1988.57

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Catalogue text

Tapestry woven fragment of linked medallions with brown surrounds, against a green background. Pseudo-inscription border.

In: Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum

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