Textile fragment with medallions and stars

Details

• Title

  Textile fragment with medallions and stars

• Associated place

  Africa › Egypt (find spot)

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

  Near East (place of creation)

• Date

  14th century (1301 - 1400)
  Mamluk Period (1250 - 1517)

• Material and technique

  blue, green, and yellow silk, compound woven

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk

• Technique index

  dyed;

  woven

• Object type

  textile

• Dimensions

  whole fragment group 25 x 15.5 cm max. (length x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1988.55

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