Tab with grid, circle, and pole

Details

• Title

  Tab with grid, circle, and pole

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt (find spot)

  Africa › Egypt › Cairo › Cairo › Fustat (possible) (possible find spot)

  Asia › India › west India › Gujarat (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd half of the 10th century - 15th century AD

• Material and technique

  cotton, block-printed with resist, and dyed blue; linen backing; with stitching in blue flax

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › flax › linen;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › flax

• Technique index

  woven › plain woven;

  printed › relief print;

  dyed › resist dyed;

  needleworked › stitched

• Object type

  visual representation › emblem › banner;

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › hanging › tent-hanging;

  furniture/furnishings › furnishing › curtain;

  textile

• Dimensions

  7.5 x 5 cm (length x width)
  ground fabric, along length/width 19 / 19 threads/cm (thread count)
  additional fabric, along length/width 16 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1990.188

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