Fragment
date: label: Date
content: 6th–7th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: White tapestry-woven fragment, in very good condition, containing two narrow purple bands. Each band contains three horizontal panels, an octagon and eight-pointed star between them. The panels in embroidery and white tapestry weave are divided into very angular "mosaic" geometric patterns. Embroidery is also used on the two other motifs.
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: 1955-81-1
objectType: label: Type
content: woven textiles
label: Type
content: Fragment
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: wool Technique: dovetail tapestry; one weft carried at a time; S-spun white wool warp; S-spun white wool and S-spun red-purple wool wefts
label: Dimensions
content: Warp x Weft: 23.8 x 6.6 cm (9 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.)