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Textile Fragment

7th century - 8th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silk panel from a tunic, woven with a small diaper of rosettes within circles enclosed within elongated angular compartments outlined by zig-zag bands, in white on a red ground.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Compound woven silk
Brief description
Fragment of a tunic, compound silk, Egypt, possibly 7th Century - 8th Century
Physical description
Silk panel from a tunic, compound woven with a small diaper of rosettes within circles enclosed within elongated angular compartments outlined by zig-zag bands, in white on a red ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 7in
  • Width: 8in
Credit line
Given by Sir C. Purdon Clarke, C.V.O., C.I.E.
Association
Summary
Silk panel from a tunic, woven with a small diaper of rosettes within circles enclosed within elongated angular compartments outlined by zig-zag bands, in white on a red ground.
Collection
Accession number
333-1887

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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