Fragment
date: label: Date
content: 6th–8th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Tapestry woven fragment in black and tan. On the left, a standing, bearded figure in a tunic with a crown, with his hand raised. On the right, a second bearded figure. Above, part of a third figure in a striped tunic; below a bearded head with raised hand. These figures are all perpendicular to the warp; parallel to the warp are running animals, some with spots. Crenellated border with traces of soumak. All outlines and details worked in light-colored soumak and tapestry on dark forms.
place: label: made in
content: Egypt
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1960-56-11
objectType: label: Type
content: woven textiles
label: Type
content: Fragment
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: wool Technique: plain weave with discontinuous weft (tapestry)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 14.6 × 10.5 cm (5 3/4 × 4 1/8 in.)