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Medium: Tapestry; linen and wool (155)
Medium: Tapestry; linen and wool (155)
Fragment with Satyr and Maenad
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th century
1975.6CCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1969.38CCCC0
Virgin and Child with Four Saints
Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine
1939.162CCCC0
Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century
1953.18CCCC0
Roundel from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1946.412CCCC0
Fragment of a Band or Border
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.110CCCC0
Pillow cover with Arabic inscription
Egypt, al-Bahnasa
1959.48CCCC0
Month of May: Scene of May Day Festival
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) and 1 other
1944.133CCCC0
Roundel from a Blanket or Cover
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century
1926.141CCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.145CCCC0
Alexander the Great on Horseback
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1959.123CCCC0
Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1950.615CCCC0
Roundel, Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1941.293CCCC0
Ornamental Square from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1982.80CCCC0
Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain
Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century
1960.275CCCC0
Lower Section of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1993.177CCCC0
Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th century
1979.58CCCC0
Three Figures from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1926.158CCCC0
Fragment of a Segmentum: Achilles
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.135CCCC0
Square Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, 7th - 8th century
1982.87CCCC0
Fragment, an Ornamental Band
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1929.98CCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of the 7th century
1919.24CCCC0
Fragment of a Border
Egypt, Tulunid period, 9th century
1983.138CCCC0
Lions from a Tunic
Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, 8th - 9th Century
1982.83CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th century
1983.123CCCC0
Ornamental Square from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period
1916.1980CCCC0
Four Segmenta from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1983.129CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period
1916.2061CCCC0
Fragment, Ornamental Neck Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1916.2060CCCC0
Square Segmentum
Egypt, Byzantine period (?), 5th century (?)
1982.91CCCC0
Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life
Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century
1982.272CCCC0
Fragment from a Hanging
Egypt, Tulunid period, 9th century
1983.137CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century
1982.89CCCC0
Part of a Gammadion Border
Syria ?, 5th-6th century
1977.90CCCC0
Tapestry with beheaded bird
Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period
1982.265CCCC0
Tiraz with foliate band
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.95CCCC0
Grape Leaves from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th Century
1983.262CCCC0
Fragments with Gold Foil
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.140CCCC0
Hunters on Horseback
Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, late 8th to 9th century
1982.102CCCC0
Segmentum with Musicians
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1983.124CCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile
Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Amir or al-Hafiz, AH 495-544 (A.D. 1101-1149)
1919.30CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-7th century
1946.413CCCC0
Fragmentary Band, Probably Part of a Clavus
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1950.513CCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.75CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Border of a Tunic
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunic period, 9th century
1916.1678CCCC0
Tapestry with Birds and Greek Letters
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1983.127CCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1983.125CCCC0
Fragment of a Large Hanging
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century
1961.201CCCC0
Fragment of a Roundel
Egypt, 7th - 9th century
1983.267CCCC0
Pair of Segmenta
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century
1982.278CCCC0
Spade-shaped Terminus of a Clavus
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1983.255CCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1926.156CCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century
1982.279CCCC0
Square Segmentum with Two Birds
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1982.379CCCC0
Pendant of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period
1914.550CCCC0
Band with Flora and Fauna Motifs
Egypt, 6th - 7th century
1983.268CCCC0
Neck Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1982.81CCCC0
Fragment of the Corner of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1983.246CCCC0
Fragment with Running Figure
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.257CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period(?), 8th - 9th century
1982.86CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1919.22CCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.151CCCC0
Square Segmentum with Combat Scenes
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th - early 7th century
1982.380CCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, early 5th century
1982.74CCCC0
Fragments from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.143CCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1926.151CCCC0
Luxurious Woolen Tunic with Decorated Bands
and Roundels
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1972.46CCCC0
Panel from a Large Curtain, Overlapping Leaves
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.145CCCC0
Sleeve Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1926.161CCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1914.551CCCC0
Fragment, Probably Part of a Clavus
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1946.411CCCC0
Fragment, Probably a Border from the Hem of a Tunic
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th Century (?)
1943.94CCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1926.157CCCC0
Fragment from a Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1983.146CCCC0
Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 5th - 6th century
1926.148CCCC0
Bluebonnets
Helena Hernmarck (Swedish, 1941-)
2010.185©
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period
1982.85CCCC0
Square, Probably a Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1914.562CCCC0
Decorated ends of a shawl
Egypt, Fayyum, Tulunid or Ikshīdid period
1956.330CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornament
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century
1983.131CCCC0
Fragment with Two Roundels and a Band
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.92CCCC0
Fragment, Probably Part of a Clavus
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 7th century
1919.20CCCC0
Fragment of a Segmentum with Palmette Tree, Lions and Birds
Egypt, Islamic period, 8th - 9th century
1983.150CCCC0
Fragment of a Large Cloth, Perhaps a Pallium
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period
1919.23CCCC0
Fragment, with Sleeve Band, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine Period, 4th - 6th century
1914.526CCCC0
Fragment of Square Ornament with a Bird
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.276CCCC0
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.146CCCC0
Tiraz with animated band
Egypt, Abbasid period
1982.90CCCC0
Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Clavus
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.93CCCC0
Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1914.547CCCC0
Fragments from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-6th century
1983.142CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic with Segmentum and Part of a Gammadion Border
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1982.289CCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period
1929.103CCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1982.295CCCC0
Fragments of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.152CCCC0
Fragment of an Oval Segmentum
Egypt, 7th - 8th century
1983.269CCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.530CCCC0
Fragment, Part of the Neck Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th period
1914.564CCCC0
Spade-shaped Ornament
Egypt, 7th - 8th century
1982.377CCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic
Egypt, Early Islamic period, 8th - 9th century
1914.527CCCC0
Fragment of the Border of a Large Panel
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 5th century
1926.160CCCC0
Fragment, with Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1914.531CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1919.18CCCC0
Fragments from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century
1983.141CCCC0
White On White
Moik Schiele (Swiss, 1938–1993)
1996.190©
Fragment of a Border
Egypt, 9th century
1982.375CCCC0
Fragment of a Band with Horse
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1982.300CCCC0
Two Fragments from a Curtain: Dolphins
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th century
1982.82CCCC0
Fragment, Neck Band of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1929.107CCCC0
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1929.104CCCC0
Fragment from a Curtain (?)
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1983.266CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of 7th century
1926.144CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Band
Egypt, al Faiyûm, late Abbasid or early Tulunid period, 9th century
1950.537CCCC0
Fragment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th to mid-7th century
1914.553CCCC0
Four Fragments of the Clavi of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.149CCCC0
Fragments from a Hanging (?)
Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century
1982.268CCCC0
Tunic Ornament with Part of a Saint
Egypt, c. 7th - 8th century
1983.263CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period
1914.800CCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.150CCCC0
Four Fragments of the Gammadion Border of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1929.108CCCC0
Fragment from a Hanging (?) with Roundel and Border
Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century
1982.269CCCC0
Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.544CCCC0
Fragment with Roundel and Decorative Stripes
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.275CCCC0
Clavus with Linked Roundels
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1982.381CCCC0
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.162CCCC0
Fragments from a Tunic
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283CCCC0
Round Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 5th century
1982.105CCCC0
Round Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 5th century
1982.106CCCC0
Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.545CCCC0
Fragmentary Roundel, Ornament from a Large Cloth
Egypt, Al-Bahnasá, Late Tulunid or Second Abbasid period, 9th - 10th century
1950.517CCCC0
Fragment with Abstracted Leaves
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.253CCCC0
Sleeve Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1983.261CCCC0
Fragment with Fish and Bird
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.252CCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1950.519CCCC0
Hanging with birds in roundels
Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period
1982.302CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1982.288CCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1914.528CCCC0
Fragments from a Child's Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.152CCCC0
Neckband and Clavus from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.96CCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th - 7th century
1926.154CCCC0
Sleeve Bands and Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.94CCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.147CCCC0
Fragment, Probably a Scarf
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1982.79CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Fragment with Satyr and Maenad
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th century
1975.6undyed linen and dyed wool; plain weave ground with tapestry weaveOverall: 139 x 86.4 cm (54 3/4 x 34 in.); Mounted: 153.6 x 100.4 x 3.9 cm (60 1/2 x 39 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1969.38tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 23.5 x 20.4 cm (9 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment FundCCCC0
Virgin and Child with Four Saints
Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine
1939.162tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk weftsOverall: 78.7 x 154.9 cm (31 x 61 in.)Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial CollectionCCCC0
Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century
1953.18slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave probably woven in a linen plain-weave ground; dyed wool, undyed linenOverall: 66.7 x 65.4 cm (26 1/4 x 25 3/4 in.); Mounted: 76.8 x 75.6 x 2.9 cm (30 1/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Roundel from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1946.412plain weave ground with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 45.2 x 47.7 cm (17 13/16 x 18 3/4 in.); Mounted: 64.1 x 64.1 x 2.5 cm (25 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 1 in.)Gift of Henry Hunt ClarkCCCC0
Fragment of a Band or Border
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.110Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 12.7 x 21.8 cm (5 x 8 9/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Pillow cover with Arabic inscription
Egypt, al-Bahnasa
1959.48Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 80 x 83.2 cm (31 1/2 x 32 3/4 in.); Mounted: 93.3 x 95.9 cm (36 3/4 x 37 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Month of May: Scene of May Day Festival
Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) and 1 other
1944.133tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk weftsOverall: 312.4 x 452 cm (123 x 177 15/16 in.)The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss CollectionCCCC0
Roundel from a Blanket or Cover
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century
1926.141tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 49.5 x 55.3 cm (19 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.); Mounted: 59.7 x 65.4 cm (23 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Hanging fragment with boar head
Iran
1950.509Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 21 x 25.2 cm (8 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.145tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolAverage: 7 x 43.5 cm (2 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Alexander the Great on Horseback
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1959.123dyed wool, undyed linen; plain weave and slit-tapestry weaveOverall: 30.5 x 24.8 cm (12 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 41.9 x 36.8 cm (16 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1950.615tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 47.6 x 6.2 cm (18 3/4 x 2 7/16 in.); Mounted: 53.3 x 12.1 cm (21 x 4 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Roundel, Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1941.293tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 7.7 x 7.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Ornamental Square from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1982.80tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 16.5 x 16.2 cm (6 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.); Mounted: 24.1 x 23.8 cm (9 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain
Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century
1960.275tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 8.2 x 24.7 cm (3 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.); Mounted: 14.6 x 30.5 cm (5 3/4 x 12 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Tapestry with lattice of animals in medallions
Egypt
1951.89tapestry weave: wool and linenOverall: 14.6 x 14.3 cm (5 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.); Mounted: 21.3 x 20 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Lower Section of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1993.177Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrappingOverall: 54.9 x 106.7 cm (21 5/8 x 42 in.); Mounted: 67.3 x 118.1 cm (26 1/2 x 46 1/2 in.)Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec WardCCCC0
Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th century
1979.58dyed wool, undyed linen; slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping and plain weave headingsOverall: 24.1 x 28.6 cm (9 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.); Mounted: 33 x 37.5 cm (13 x 14 3/4 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Three Figures from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1926.158tapestry weave; undyed linen and dyed woolMounted: 29.2 x 29.2 cm (11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment of a Segmentum: Achilles
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.135tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 12 x 9.6 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Square Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, 7th - 8th century
1982.87tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 21 x 20.8 cm (8 1/4 x 8 3/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, an Ornamental Band
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1929.98tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and woolOverall: 14.3 x 51.4 cm (5 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.); Mounted: 21.6 x 58.4 cm (8 1/2 x 23 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of the 7th century
1919.24tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 60.3 x 5.7 cm (23 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.); Mounted: 67.3 x 16.5 cm (26 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Border
Egypt, Tulunid period, 9th century
1983.138tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 20.5 x 21.2 cm (8 1/16 x 8 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Lions from a Tunic
Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, 8th - 9th Century
1982.83tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolOverall: 23 x 23 cm (9 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.); Mounted: 29.2 x 29.2 cm (11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th century
1983.123tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 4.5 x 27.2 cm (1 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Ornamental Square from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period
1916.1980Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrappingOverall: 21 x 20 cm (8 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 27.6 cm (11 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Four Segmenta from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1983.129tapestry weave; wool and linenAverage: 8 x 8.3 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period
1916.2061tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 6.4 x 39.1 cm (2 1/2 x 15 3/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragment, Ornamental Neck Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1916.2060tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 17.2 x 28.6 cm (6 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Square Segmentum
Egypt, Byzantine period (?), 5th century (?)
1982.91tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 21.6 x 20.6 cm (8 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life
Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century
1982.272Plain weave and slit-tapestry weave; undyed linen, dyed woolOverall: 20.3 x 20.3 cm (8 x 8 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 28.6 cm (11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment from a Hanging
Egypt, Tulunid period, 9th century
1983.137tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 23.2 x 21.7 cm (9 1/8 x 8 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century
1982.89tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 3.5 x 45.7 cm (1 3/8 x 18 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Part of a Gammadion Border
Syria ?, 5th-6th century
1977.90tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 34.3 x 59.5 cm (13 1/2 x 23 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Tapestry with beheaded bird
Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period
1982.265tapestry weave: linen and woolOverall: 38.5 x 35.3 cm (15 3/16 x 13 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Tiraz with foliate band
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.95tapestry weave: linen and woolOverall: 12.5 x 37.6 cm (4 15/16 x 14 13/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Grape Leaves from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th Century
1983.262weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed woolAverage: 19 x 31.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragmentary Ornament from a Tunic with Lozenges and Medallions
Egypt, Abbasid period
1929.99tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 33 x 12.1 cm (13 x 4 3/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragments with Gold Foil
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.140undyed linen, dyed wool, and gold foil; plain weave with supplementary weft-loops, slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrappingAverage: 40.8 x 48.4 cm (16 1/16 x 19 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Hunters on Horseback
Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, late 8th to 9th century
1982.102Plain weave and tapestry weave; undyed linen, dyed woolOverall: 29.4 x 14 cm (11 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Segmentum with Musicians
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1983.124tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 9.8 x 9.3 cm (3 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile
Egypt, Fatimid period, Caliphate of al-Amir or al-Hafiz, AH 495-544 (A.D. 1101-1149)
1919.30tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and woolOverall: 48.5 x 23.5 cm (19 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-7th century
1946.413tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 64.1 x 38.7 cm (25 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.); Mounted: 71.1 x 45.7 cm (28 x 18 in.)Gift of Henry Hunt ClarkCCCC0
Fragmentary Band, Probably Part of a Clavus
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1950.513tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 9 x 78.1 cm (3 9/16 x 30 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1982.75tapestry weave; wool and linenAverage: 12.1 x 11.6 cm (4 3/4 x 4 9/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Border of a Tunic
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunic period, 9th century
1916.1678tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 21.3 x 12.4 cm (8 3/8 x 4 7/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Tapestry with Birds and Greek Letters
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1983.127tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 10.8 x 21 cm (4 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1983.125tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 8.7 x 8.1 cm (3 7/16 x 3 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Two Fragments with Indistinguishable Design
Egypt ?
1983.251tapestry; linen and woolAverage: 18 x 7 cm (7 1/16 x 2 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Large Hanging
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century
1961.201tapestry weave (with plain tabby borders): wool and linenOverall: 122.6 x 158.1 cm (48 1/4 x 62 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Roundel
Egypt, 7th - 9th century
1983.267tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 8.2 x 14.2 cm (3 1/4 x 5 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Sleeve Band with Floating Erotes
Egypt, 7th - 8th century
1982.378tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 6.1 x 22.5 cm (2 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Pair of Segmenta
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century
1982.278tapestry; linen and woolAverage: 23.1 x 23.5 cm (9 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Spade-shaped Terminus of a Clavus
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1983.255tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 6.8 x 11.5 cm (2 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1926.156tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 16.9 x 13.1 cm (6 5/8 x 5 3/16 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Segmentum
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century
1982.279tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 23 x 23 cm (9 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Square Segmentum with Two Birds
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1982.379tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 10 x 10 cm (3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Pendant of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period
1914.550tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 7.7 x 6.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus with Man on Horseback
Egypt, 8th century
1982.374tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 11.5 x 10 cm (4 1/2 x 3 15/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Band with Flora and Fauna Motifs
Egypt, 6th - 7th century
1983.268tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 9.5 x 11.7 cm (3 3/4 x 4 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Neck Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century
1982.81Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrappingOverall: 18.4 x 28.9 cm (7 1/4 x 11 3/8 in.); Mounted: 26.7 x 37.1 cm (10 1/2 x 14 5/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment of the Corner of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1983.246tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 17.2 x 9.1 cm (6 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment with Running Figure
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.257tapestry; linen and woolOverall: 9.8 x 8.5 cm (3 7/8 x 3 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period(?), 8th - 9th century
1982.86tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and woolOverall: 16.3 x 33.7 cm (6 7/16 x 13 1/4 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1919.22tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 5.8 x 21.3 cm (2 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.151tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 11.5 x 39.8 cm (4 1/2 x 15 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Square Segmentum with Combat Scenes
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th - early 7th century
1982.380tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and woolOverall: 19.3 x 19.7 cm (7 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.); Mounted: 28.6 x 27.9 cm (11 1/4 x 11 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, early 5th century
1982.74tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 23.2 x 22.9 cm (9 1/8 x 9 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragments from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.143tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 53.9 x 11 cm (21 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1926.151tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 18.3 x 19.1 cm (7 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Luxurious Woolen Tunic with Decorated Bands
and Roundels
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)
1972.46weft-faced plain weave with slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave, supplementary weft wrapping, embroidery; undyed linen, dyed woolOverall: 205 x 170.2 cm (80 11/16 x 67 in.)The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment FundCCCC0
Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment
Egypt, Abbasid period
1914.548tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 10.5 x 10.7 cm (4 1/8 x 4 3/16 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Panel from a Large Curtain, Overlapping Leaves
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1983.145Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave sewn on plain weave groundOverall: 118.7 x 16 cm (46 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sleeve Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1926.161tapestry; wool and linenOverall: 12.1 x 34 cm (4 3/4 x 13 3/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid period
1914.551tapestry; wool and linenOverall: 11.2 x 11.5 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragment, Probably Part of a Clavus
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1946.411tapestry; wool and linenOverall: 8.3 x 18.5 cm (3 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)Gift of Henry Hunt ClarkCCCC0
Fragment, Probably a Border from the Hem of a Tunic
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th Century (?)
1943.94tapestry; wool and linenOverall: 14.6 x 38.5 cm (5 3/4 x 15 3/16 in.)Gift of Mrs. Homer H. JohnsonCCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1926.157tapestry; wool and linenOverall: 18.6 x 18.2 cm (7 5/16 x 7 3/16 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment from a Segmentum
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1983.146tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); wool and linenOverall: 13 x 11.6 cm (5 1/8 x 4 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Three Fragments from a Border
Egypt
1982.273tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 18.5 x 4.1 cm (7 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 5th - 6th century
1926.148plain weave with slit-tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linenOverall: 14.3 x 35.6 cm (5 5/8 x 14 in.); Mounted: 22.9 x 43.2 cm (9 x 17 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragmentary Ornament from a Tunic with Lozenges and Medallions
Egypt, Abbasid period
1929.102tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 16.5 x 12.7 cm (6 1/2 x 5 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Bluebonnets
Helena Hernmarck (Swedish, 1941-)
2010.185tapestry weave with weft-bundle floats; wool, linen, cotton and novelty yarnsOverall: 345 x 585 cm (135 13/16 x 230 5/16 in.)Gift of the Trammell Crow Family©
Fragment of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period
1982.85tapestry inwoven in tabby ground; linen and woolOverall: 4.6 x 20.7 cm (1 13/16 x 8 1/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Square, Probably a Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century
1914.562tapestry weave; wool and linenOverall: 16.5 x 18.8 cm (6 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Decorated ends of a shawl
Egypt, Fayyum, Tulunid or Ikshīdid period
1956.330Wool, linen, and silk: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weaveOverall: 41.9 x 68.6 cm (16 1/2 x 27 in.)Gift of The Textile Arts ClubCCCC0
Fragment of an Ornament
Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century
1983.131tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 24.2 x 11.7 cm (9 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment with Two Roundels and a Band
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.92tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 10 x 41 cm (3 15/16 x 16 1/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, Probably Part of a Clavus
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 7th century
1919.20tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 20 x 12.7 cm (7 7/8 x 5 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Segmentum with Palmette Tree, Lions and Birds
Egypt, Islamic period, 8th - 9th century
1983.150tapestry applied to tabby cloth; linen and woolOverall: 15.5 x 16.5 cm (6 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Large Cloth, Perhaps a Pallium
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period
1919.23tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 16 x 15.6 cm (6 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Fragment, with Sleeve Band, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine Period, 4th - 6th century
1914.526linen ground, linen and wool tapestry ornamentOverall: 26.7 x 9 cm (10 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of Square Ornament with a Bird
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.276tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and woolOverall: 5.7 x 5 cm (2 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.146tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and woolOverall: 13.4 x 23.9 cm (5 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Tiraz with animated band
Egypt, Abbasid period
1982.90plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave and supplementary weft: wool and linenOverall: 15 x 15.5 cm (5 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Clavus
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.93Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 28.7 x 4 cm (11 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1914.547tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and woolOverall: 8 x 9.9 cm (3 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragments from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-6th century
1983.142tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground, applied to plain tabby linen); linen and woolOverall: 7 x 6 cm (2 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic with Segmentum and Part of a Gammadion Border
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1982.289tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 41.5 x 30 cm (16 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus
Egypt, Abbasid period
1929.103tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 7.7 x 12.1 cm (3 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1982.295tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 38 x 52.3 cm (14 15/16 x 20 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragments of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.152tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 44.2 x 29.1 cm (17 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment of an Oval Segmentum
Egypt, 7th - 8th century
1983.269tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and woolOverall: 9.8 x 8.8 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.530tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 19.1 x 9.6 cm (7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment, Part of the Neck Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th period
1914.564tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 39.4 x 30.5 cm (15 1/2 x 12 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Spade-shaped Ornament
Egypt, 7th - 8th century
1982.377tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and woolOverall: 8.8 x 9.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3 3/4 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic
Egypt, Early Islamic period, 8th - 9th century
1914.527tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 12.8 x 15 cm (5 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of the Border of a Large Panel
Egypt, Byzantine period, late 5th century
1926.160tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and woolOverall: 19.1 x 28.9 cm (7 1/2 x 11 3/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Circular Segmentum with Eight-Pointed Star and Bird
Egypt, 7th - 8th century
1982.376tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); linen and woolOverall: 11.5 x 10.5 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, with Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1914.531tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linenOverall: 23.5 x 22.3 cm (9 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1919.18tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 21.3 x 15 cm (8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Fragments from a Curtain
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century
1983.141tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground, applied to plain tabby linen); linen and woolAverage: 10 x 12.7 cm (3 15/16 x 5 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
White On White
Moik Schiele (Swiss, 1938–1993)
1996.190tapestry weave: wool, linen, silk, cotton, mercerized cotton, synthetic and silver threadOverall: 39 x 18.7 cm (15 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)Gift of Mildred Constantine©
Fragment of a Border
Egypt, 9th century
1982.375tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 12.3 x 25.5 cm (4 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Band with Horse
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?
1982.300tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); wool and linenOverall: 6.5 x 15.3 cm (2 9/16 x 6 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Two Fragments from a Curtain: Dolphins
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th century
1982.82tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); wool, linen and gold filéOverall: 26.2 x 11 cm (10 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, Neck Band of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1929.107tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); wool and linenOverall: 22.9 x 4.5 cm (9 x 1 3/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment with an Ornamental Band
Egypt, Abbasid period
1929.101tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 6.1 x 24.5 cm (2 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1929.104tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 15.6 x 20 cm (6 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment from a Curtain (?)
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1983.266tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 13.3 x 20.5 cm (5 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of 7th century
1926.144tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 26.1 x 74.3 cm (10 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Band
Egypt, al Faiyûm, late Abbasid or early Tulunid period, 9th century
1950.537tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); wool and linenOverall: 10.5 x 23.1 cm (4 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Fragment
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th to mid-7th century
1914.553tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 7 x 17.2 cm (2 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Four Fragments of the Clavi of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.149tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 22.9 x 35.9 cm (9 x 14 1/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragments from a Hanging (?)
Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century
1982.268tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 25.7 x 18 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Tunic Ornament with Part of a Saint
Egypt, c. 7th - 8th century
1983.263tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 13.8 x 25.1 cm (5 7/16 x 9 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period
1914.800tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 62.6 x 61 cm (24 5/8 x 24 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.150tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground); wool and linenOverall: 21.9 x 22.6 cm (8 5/8 x 8 7/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Four Fragments of the Gammadion Border of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1929.108tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 13.7 x 21.3 cm (5 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment from a Hanging (?) with Roundel and Border
Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century
1982.269tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 33.5 x 21 cm (13 3/16 x 8 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.544tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 12.8 x 12.1 cm (5 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragment with Roundel and Decorative Stripes
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.275tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 17.3 x 29.3 cm (6 13/16 x 11 9/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Clavus with Linked Roundels
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1982.381tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 6 x 11.6 cm (2 3/8 x 4 9/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1926.162tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 10.8 x 26.7 cm (4 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragments from a Tunic
Egypt, 6th - 16th century
1982.283tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 45 x 53 cm (17 11/16 x 20 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Round Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 5th century
1982.105tapestry (probably inwoven in tabby ground); wool, linen, and gold foil around silk coreOverall: 4 x 4.5 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Round Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 5th century
1982.106tapestry (probably inwoven in tabby ground); wool, linen, and gold foil around silk coreOverall: 4.5 x 4.7 cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1914.545tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 9.6 x 9.6 cm (3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Fragmentary Roundel, Ornament from a Large Cloth
Egypt, Al-Bahnasá, Late Tulunid or Second Abbasid period, 9th - 10th century
1950.517tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 21.6 x 17.8 cm (8 1/2 x 7 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Fragment with Abstracted Leaves
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1983.253tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 22.3 x 10.2 cm (8 3/4 x 4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sleeve Band from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1983.261tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 10 x 26.5 cm (3 15/16 x 10 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment with Fish and Bird
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.252tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and woolOverall: 6 x 12.5 cm (2 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)
1950.519Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 17.8 x 29.9 cm (7 x 11 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Hanging with birds in roundels
Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period
1982.302plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave and supplementary wefts: linen and woolOverall: 17 x 31 cm (6 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century
1982.288Wool and linen: tapestry weaveOverall: 25.5 x 39.2 cm (10 1/16 x 15 7/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century
1914.528tabby with inwoven tapestry ornament, wool and linen on linen groundOverall: 8.9 x 18.8 cm (3 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Fragments from a Child's Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1983.152Wool and linen: tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornamentPurchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Neckband and Clavus from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.96Wool and linen: tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornamentOverall: 29 x 27.5 cm (11 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th - 7th century
1926.154tapestry weave (originally inwoven in a tabby ground ?): wool and linenOverall: 15 x 18.5 cm (5 7/8 x 7 5/16 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Sleeve Bands and Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?
1982.94Wool and linen: tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornamentOverall: 10.7 x 11.7 cm (4 3/16 x 4 5/8 in.); Sleeves: 10.2 x 21.2 cm (4 x 8 3/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1926.147tapestry weave (originally inwoven in a tabby ground ?): wool and linenOverall: 12.1 x 12.1 cm (4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)Gift of George D. PrattCCCC0
Fragment, Probably a Scarf
Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century
1982.79tabby ground with inwoven tapestry ornament; linen, wool, and gold foil around gummed silkOverall: 11.5 x 21.9 cm (4 1/2 x 8 5/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Roundel
Egypt
1983.250Linen and wool: tapestry (originally inwoven in tabby ground)Overall: 15.5 x 14 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0