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Fragment of a Clavus

late 700s–early 800s
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Egypt, Abbasid period

Medium
embroidery on tabby weave: silk and linen
Measurements
Overall: 10 x 8.2 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.115
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented, rectangular silk and linen embroidery fragment depicts a bearded man with a light skin tone and a gold halo riding a white horse toward the right. He wears patterned gold and blue garments. Below the horse lies a small dark figure. Thick stitches in white, blue, and gold create dense patterns across the beige linen. Radiating golden lines fill the background, framed by a dark, irregular border.

Fragment of a Clavus

late 700s–early 800s

Egypt, Abbasid period

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