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Textile Fragment

ca. AD1250-1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Egypt (made)

Undyed linen embroidered with red silk. Egyptian, Mamluk period, ca. AD1250-1500. Possibly a scarf or girdle. There is selvedge on two sides. There is one band of geometric patterning (50mm wide) consisting of square with different patterns and bordered with a line and crosses. Another section of embroidery starts after a break of 25mm and consistes of a border of geometric patterns and a body of zig-zagged lunes of small squares. Approx. 17x15 tpc. The piece is stained with some holes.


Object details

Categories
Africa
Archaeology
Textiles
Death
Object type
Textile fragment
Materials and techniques
Linen embroidered with silk.
Linen
Silk
Weaving
Embroidery
Dyeing
Brief description
Linen embroidered with silk. Egyptian, Mamluk period, ca. AD1250-1500. Geometric patterns.
Physical description
Undyed linen embroidered with red silk. Possibly a scarf or girdle. There is selvedge on two sides. There is one band of geometric patterning (50mm wide) consisting of square with different patterns and bordered with a line and crosses. Another section of embroidery starts after a break of 25mm and consistes of a border of geometric patterns and a body of zig-zagged lunes of small squares. Approx. 17x15 tpc. The piece is stained with some holes.
Dimensions
  • Width: 140mm
  • Height: 190mm
Association
Henry Wallis
Summary
Undyed linen embroidered with red silk. Egyptian, Mamluk period, ca. AD1250-1500. Possibly a scarf or girdle. There is selvedge on two sides. There is one band of geometric patterning (50mm wide) consisting of square with different patterns and bordered with a line and crosses. Another section of embroidery starts after a break of 25mm and consistes of a border of geometric patterns and a body of zig-zagged lunes of small squares. Approx. 17x15 tpc. The piece is stained with some holes.
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
804-1898

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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