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Textile fragment, possibly from a sash or belt
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Details
- Associated place
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Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- two pieces of linen, tapestry woven with blue and undyed flax; joined with a flat seam in flax
- Dimensions
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42 x 12.5 cm (warp x weft)
ground fabric 1 18 / 18 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 2 14 / 17 threads/cm (thread count)
ground fabric 0.05 cm (thread diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.512
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Further reading
Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, cat. vol. iii, illus. vol. i
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
The textile has bands of tapestry weave with designs of hexagons containing inscriptions, S-shapes, diamonds, and linked hook designs.
The tapestry weft is woven with blue and undyed flax thread, 2-ply and then s-spun. The narrow shape suggests that it was part of a sash or belt. It is made up from two pieces sewn together with a flat seam.
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