Man's funeral tunic with pseudo-inscription

Details

• Title

  Man's funeral tunic with pseudo-inscription

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt (place of creation)

• Date

  11th century (1001 - 1100)
  Fatimid Period (AD 909 - 1171)

• Material and technique

  linen, embroidered with blue, pink, and undyed silk

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fibre › flax › linen;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk

• Technique index

  woven;

  needleworked › embroidered

• Object type

  textile;

  religious/ritual equipment › ceremonial equipment;

  clothing › garment › tunic

• Dimensions

  120 x 153 cm max. (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund, the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, and the Friends of the Ashmolean, 1998.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1998.210

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