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Sleeve Fragment with a Band Decorated with an Animal

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Sleeve Fragment with a Band Decorated with an Animal

Object Name:
Fragment
Date:
9th–10th century
Geography:
Egypt
Medium:
Tapestry weave in red wool (dyed with madder) and undyed linen on plain-weave ground of undyed linen; details in flying shuttle in undyed linen; weft loop pile with undyed linen
Dimensions:
Textile: H. 12 in. (30.5 cm) W. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm)
Classification:
Textiles
Credit Line:
Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
Accession Number:
90.5.829

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  • Provenance

    Emil Brugsch-Bey(until 1890; sold to Baker); George F. Baker, New York (1890)

140001477

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