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Fragment with Satyr and Maenad, 300s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th century

1975.6CCCC0

Roundel from a Curtain, AD 300s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century

1946.412CCCC0

Roundel from a Blanket or Cover, AD 300s–400s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century

1926.141CCCC0

Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic, AD 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century

1926.145CCCC0

Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging, late 300s - 400s

Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century

1953.18CCCC0

Virgin and Child with Four Saints, c. 1500

Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine

1939.162CCCC0

Month of May: Scene of May Day Festival, 1723–1774

Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) and 1 other

1944.133CCCC0

Fragment of a Band or Border, late 600s–800s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)

1982.110CCCC0

Pillow cover with Arabic inscription, 800s

Egypt, al-Bahnasa

1959.48CCCC0

Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain, 600s

Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century

1960.275CCCC0

Hanging fragment with boar head, 600s–early 700s

Iran

1950.509CCCC0

Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment, 400s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century

1950.615CCCC0

Ornamental Square from a Tunic, 400s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century

1982.80CCCC0

Three Figures from a Tunic, 750–800

Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th century

1926.158CCCC0

Lions from a Tunic, c. 800's

Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, 8th - 9th Century

1982.83CCCC0

Ornamental Shoulder Band from a Tunic, 600–650

Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of the 7th century

1919.24CCCC0

Lower Section of a Tunic, 400s CE

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century

1993.177CCCC0

Four Segmenta from a Tunic, 650 – 750

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)

1983.129CCCC0

Grape Leaves from a Curtain, 400s-500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th Century

1983.262CCCC0

Alexander the Great on Horseback, 700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)

1959.123CCCC0

Ornamental Square from a Tunic, AD 400s

Egypt, Byzantine period

1916.1980CCCC0

Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic, late 400s - 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, late 5th - 6th century

1926.148CCCC0

Tapestry with lattice of animals in medallions, 600s-700s

Egypt

1951.89CCCC0

Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life, late 700s - 800s

Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century

1982.272CCCC0

Part of a Gammadion Border, 400s-500s

Syria ?, 5th-6th century

1977.90CCCC0

Panel from a Large Curtain, Overlapping Leaves, 300s-400s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century

1983.145CCCC0

Segmentum with Musicians, 650 – 899

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?

1983.124CCCC0

Fragmentary Ornament from a Tunic with Lozenges and Medallions, mid 700s - mid 800s

Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century

1929.99CCCC0

Hunters on Horseback, late 700's - 800's

Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, late 8th to 9th century

1982.102CCCC0

Fragment of a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-7th century

1946.413CCCC0

Segmentum, 700s - 800s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?

1983.125CCCC0

Fragment of an Ornamental Border of a Tunic, 800s

Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunic period, 9th century

1916.1678CCCC0

Tapestry with Birds and Greek Letters, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1983.127CCCC0

Fragment of a Large Hanging, 500s

Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century

1961.201CCCC0

Segmentum, 700s - 900s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)

1982.75CCCC0

Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border, 450–550

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th century

1979.58CCCC0

Luxurious Woolen Tunic with Decorated Bands and Roundels, 600s-700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)

1972.46CCCC0

Fragment of a Curtain, 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century

1983.151CCCC0

Fragment of a Curtain, early 400s

Egypt, Byzantine period, early 5th century

1982.74CCCC0

Fragments from a Tunic, 600s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?

1983.143CCCC0

Bluebonnets, 1979

Helena Hernmarck (Swedish, 1941-)

2010.185©

Neck Ornament of a Tunic, 400s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century

1982.81CCCC0

Fragment of a Clavus, 800s

Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century

1919.22CCCC0

Fragments with Gold Foil, 300s-400s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century

1983.140CCCC0

Segmentum from a Tunic, 800 – 850

Egypt, late Abbasid period, first half of the 9th century

1926.151CCCC0

Three Fragments from a Border

Egypt

1982.273©

Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment, 800–850

Egypt, late Abbasid period, first half of 9th century

1914.548CCCC0

Fragment of an Ornament, 700s - 800s

Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century

1983.131CCCC0

Fragmentary Ornament from a Tunic with Lozenges and Medallions, mid 700s - mid 800s

Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century

1929.102CCCC0

Square, Probably a Segmentum from a Tunic, 800s

Egypt, Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century

1914.562CCCC0

Decorated ends of a shawl, 770–887 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability)

Egypt, Fayyum, Tulunid or Ikshīdid period

1956.330CCCC0

Fragment with Two Roundels and a Band, 600s - 700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?

1982.92CCCC0

White On White, 1974

Moik Schiele (Swiss, 1938–1993)

1996.190©

Fragment, Probably Part of a Clavus, 300s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 7th century

1919.20CCCC0

Fragment of a Large Cloth, Perhaps a Pallium, 400s - 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period

1919.23CCCC0

Fragment of a Tunic with Segmentum and Part of a Gammadion Border, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1982.289CCCC0

Tapestry with beheaded bird, 800s

Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period

1982.265CCCC0

Tiraz with foliate band, 717–718

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)

1982.95CCCC0

Fragment of a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1919.18CCCC0

Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1914.530CCCC0

Fragment, Part of the Neck Ornament of a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th period

1914.564CCCC0

Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic, 700s - 800s

Egypt, Early Islamic period, 8th - 9th century

1914.527CCCC0

Fragment, with Segmentum, from a Tunic, 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century

1914.531CCCC0

Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, early 800s

Egypt, Abbasid period, early 9th century

1929.103CCCC0

Fragment of a Curtain, 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century

1982.295CCCC0

Fragments of a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1926.152CCCC0

Fragment, 400s - 650

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th to mid-7th century

1914.553CCCC0

Four Fragments of the Clavi of a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1926.149CCCC0

Fragments from a Hanging (?), 800s - 900s

Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century

1982.268CCCC0

Tunic Ornament with Part of a Saint, c. 600s - 700s

Egypt, c. 7th - 8th century

1983.263CCCC0

Fragment of a Border, 800s

Egypt, 9th century

1982.375CCCC0

Fragment of a Tunic, 600 – 650

Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of 7th century

1926.144CCCC0

Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Clavus, 600s–700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?

1982.93CCCC0

Fragment of a Tunic, 400s - 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period

1914.800CCCC0

Four Fragments of the Gammadion Border of a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1929.108CCCC0

Fragment from a Hanging (?) with Roundel and Border, 800s - 900s

Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century

1982.269CCCC0

Fragment, Sleeve Ornament from a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1926.162CCCC0

Fragments from a Tunic, 500s - 1500s

Egypt, 6th - 16th century

1982.283CCCC0

Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1914.544CCCC0

Fragment with Roundel and Decorative Stripes, 600s - 700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?

1982.275CCCC0

Clavus with Linked Roundels, 400s - 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century

1982.381CCCC0

Fragment with an Ornamental Band, mid 700s - mid 800s

Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century

1929.101CCCC0

Fragment, Sleeve Ornament of a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1929.104CCCC0

Fragment from a Curtain (?), 400s - 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century

1983.266CCCC0

Fragment with Fish and Bird, 600s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?

1983.252CCCC0

Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic, 400s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1914.545CCCC0

Fragmentary Roundel, Ornament from a Large Cloth, 800s - 900s

Egypt, Al-Bahnasá, Late Tulunid or Second Abbasid period, 9th - 10th century

1950.517CCCC0

Fragment with Abstracted Leaves, 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century

1983.253CCCC0

Sleeve Band from a Tunic, 400s - 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century

1983.261CCCC0

Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic, 500s - 600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th - 7th century

1926.154CCCC0

Segmentum from a Tunic, 500s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century

1926.147CCCC0

Fragment of a Tunic, 400s–600s

Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century

1982.288CCCC0

Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic, 700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)

1950.519CCCC0

Fragments from a Child's Tunic, 600s–700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?

1983.152CCCC0

Neckband and Clavus from a Tunic, 600s–700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?

1982.96CCCC0

Sleeve Bands and Segmentum from a Tunic, 600s–700s

Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?

1982.94CCCC0

Tiraz with animated band, 800–825

Egypt, Abbasid period

1982.90CCCC0

Hanging with birds in roundels, 800s

Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period

1982.302CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Fragment with Satyr and Maenad, 300s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th century	1975.6	undyed linen and dyed wool; plain weave ground with tapestry weave	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Roundel from a Curtain, AD 300s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century	1946.412	plain weave ground with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool	Overall: 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 Clark	CCCC0
Roundel from a Blanket or Cover, AD 300s–400s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 6th century	1926.141	tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool	Overall: 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. Pratt	CCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Bands from a Tunic, AD 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century	1926.145	tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool	Average: 7 x 43.5 cm (2 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging, late 300s - 400s	Egypt, Byzantine period, late 4th - 5th century	1953.18	slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave probably woven in a linen plain-weave ground; dyed wool, undyed linen	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Virgin and Child with Four Saints, c. 1500	Germany or Switzerland, Upper Rhine	1939.162	tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk wefts	Overall: 79.7 x 155.8 cm (31 3/8 x 61 5/16 in.)	Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection	CCCC0
Month of May: Scene of May Day Festival, 1723–1774	Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662) and 1 other	1944.133	tapestry weave: linen warp, wool and silk wefts	Overall: 312.4 x 452 cm (123 x 177 15/16 in.)	The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection	CCCC0
Fragment of a Band or Border, late 600s–800s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)	1982.110	Wool and linen: tapestry weave	Overall: 12.7 x 21.8 cm (5 x 8 9/16 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Pillow cover with Arabic inscription, 800s	Egypt, al-Bahnasa	1959.48	Wool and linen: tapestry weave	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Decorated Band from a Tunic or Curtain, 600s	Egypt, late Byzantine or early Islamic period, 7th Century	1960.275	tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool	Overall: 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 Club	CCCC0
Hanging fragment with boar head, 600s–early 700s	Iran	1950.509	Wool and linen: tapestry weave	Overall: 21 x 25.2 cm (8 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment, 400s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century	1950.615	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Ornamental Square from a Tunic, 400s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century	1982.80	tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Three Figures from a Tunic, 750–800	Egypt, Abbasid period, late 8th century	1926.158	tapestry weave; undyed linen and dyed wool	Mounted: 29.2 x 29.2 cm (11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Lions from a Tunic, c. 800's	Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, 8th - 9th Century	1982.83	tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Ornamental Shoulder Band from a Tunic, 600–650	Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of the 7th century	1919.24	tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Lower Section of a Tunic, 400s CE	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century	1993.177	Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping	Overall: 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 Ward	CCCC0
Four Segmenta from a Tunic, 650 – 750	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)	1983.129	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Average: 8 x 8.3 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Grape Leaves from a Curtain, 400s-500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th Century	1983.262	weft-faced plain weave with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool	Average: 19 x 31.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Alexander the Great on Horseback, 700s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)	1959.123	dyed wool, undyed linen; plain weave and slit-tapestry weave	Overall: 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 Club	CCCC0
Ornamental Square from a Tunic, AD 400s	Egypt, Byzantine period	1916.1980	Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping	Overall: 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 Trust	CCCC0
Neck and Shoulder Decoration from a Tunic, late 400s - 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, late 5th - 6th century	1926.148	plain weave with slit-tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; dyed wool, undyed linen	Overall: 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. Pratt	CCCC0
Tapestry with lattice of animals in medallions, 600s-700s	Egypt	1951.89	tapestry weave: wool and linen	Overall: 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 Club	CCCC0
Busts and Animals Under Tree of Life, late 700s - 800s	Egypt, Islamic period, Abbasid, 8th - 9th century	1982.272	Plain weave and slit-tapestry weave; undyed linen, dyed wool	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Part of a Gammadion Border, 400s-500s	Syria ?, 5th-6th century	1977.90	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 34.3 x 59.5 cm (13 1/2 x 23 7/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Panel from a Large Curtain, Overlapping Leaves, 300s-400s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century	1983.145	Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave sewn on plain weave ground	Overall: 118.7 x 16 cm (46 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Segmentum with Musicians, 650 – 899	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?	1983.124	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 9.8 x 9.3 cm (3 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragmentary Ornament from a Tunic with Lozenges and Medallions, mid 700s - mid 800s	Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century	1929.99	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 33 x 12.1 cm (13 x 4 3/4 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Hunters on Horseback, late 700's - 800's	Egypt, Islamic Abbasid period, late 8th to 9th century	1982.102	Plain weave and tapestry weave; undyed linen, dyed wool	Overall: 29.4 x 14 cm (11 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-7th century	1946.413	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 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 Clark	CCCC0
Segmentum, 700s - 800s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)?	1983.125	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 8.7 x 8.1 cm (3 7/16 x 3 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornamental Border of a Tunic, 800s	Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunic period, 9th century	1916.1678	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 21.3 x 12.4 cm (8 3/8 x 4 7/8 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Tapestry with Birds and Greek Letters, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1983.127	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 10.8 x 21 cm (4 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Large Hanging, 500s	Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, 6th century	1961.201	tapestry weave (with plain tabby borders): wool and linen	Overall: 122.6 x 158.1 cm (48 1/4 x 62 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Segmentum, 700s - 900s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)	1982.75	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Average: 12.1 x 11.6 cm (4 3/4 x 4 9/16 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Two Figures Framed by a Jeweled Border, 450–550	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th-6th century	1979.58	dyed wool, undyed linen; slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping and plain weave headings	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Luxurious Woolen Tunic with Decorated Bands and Roundels, 600s-700s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)	1972.46	weft-faced plain weave with slit-and dovetailed-tapestry weave, supplementary weft wrapping, embroidery; undyed linen, dyed wool	Overall: 205 x 170.2 cm (80 11/16 x 67 in.)	The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain, 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century	1983.151	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 11.5 x 39.8 cm (4 1/2 x 15 11/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain, early 400s	Egypt, Byzantine period, early 5th century	1982.74	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 23.2 x 22.9 cm (9 1/8 x 9 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Fragments from a Tunic, 600s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?	1983.143	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 53.9 x 11 cm (21 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bluebonnets, 1979	Helena Hernmarck (Swedish, 1941-)	2010.185	tapestry weave with weft-bundle floats; wool, linen, cotton and novelty yarns	Overall: 345 x 585 cm (135 13/16 x 230 5/16 in.)	Gift of the Trammell Crow Family	©
Neck Ornament of a Tunic, 400s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th century	1982.81	Undyed linen and dyed wool: tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Clavus, 800s	Egypt, late Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century	1919.22	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 5.8 x 21.3 cm (2 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Fragments with Gold Foil, 300s-400s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th-5th century	1983.140	undyed linen, dyed wool, and gold foil; plain weave with supplementary weft-loops, slit-tapestry weave with supplementary weft wrapping	Average: 40.8 x 48.4 cm (16 1/16 x 19 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic, 800 – 850	Egypt, late Abbasid period, first half of the 9th century	1926.151	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 18.3 x 19.1 cm (7 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Three Fragments from a Border	Egypt	1982.273	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 18.5 x 4.1 cm (7 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	©
Fragment, Part of an Ornament from a Garment, 800–850	Egypt, late Abbasid period, first half of 9th century	1914.548	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 10.5 x 10.7 cm (4 1/8 x 4 3/16 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Fragment of an Ornament, 700s - 800s	Egypt, Abbasid period (?), 8th - 9th century	1983.131	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 24.2 x 11.7 cm (9 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragmentary Ornament from a Tunic with Lozenges and Medallions, mid 700s - mid 800s	Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century	1929.102	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 16.5 x 12.7 cm (6 1/2 x 5 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Square, Probably a Segmentum from a Tunic, 800s	Egypt, Abbasid or Tulunid period, 9th century	1914.562	tapestry weave; wool and linen	Overall: 16.5 x 18.8 cm (6 1/2 x 7 3/8 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Decorated ends of a shawl, 770–887 (radiocarbon date, 95.4% probability)	Egypt, Fayyum, Tulunid or Ikshīdid period	1956.330	Wool, linen, and silk: plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave	Overall: 41.9 x 68.6 cm (16 1/2 x 27 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club	CCCC0
Fragment with Two Roundels and a Band, 600s - 700s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?	1982.92	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 10 x 41 cm (3 15/16 x 16 1/8 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
White On White, 1974	Moik Schiele (Swiss, 1938–1993)	1996.190	tapestry weave: wool, linen, silk, cotton, mercerized cotton, synthetic and silver thread	Overall: 39 x 18.7 cm (15 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.)	Gift of Mildred Constantine	©
Fragment, Probably Part of a Clavus, 300s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 4th - 7th century	1919.20	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 20 x 12.7 cm (7 7/8 x 5 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Large Cloth, Perhaps a Pallium, 400s - 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period	1919.23	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 16 x 15.6 cm (6 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic with Segmentum and Part of a Gammadion Border, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1982.289	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 41.5 x 30 cm (16 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Tapestry with beheaded bird, 800s	Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period	1982.265	tapestry weave: linen and wool	Overall: 38.5 x 35.3 cm (15 3/16 x 13 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Tiraz with foliate band, 717–718	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)	1982.95	tapestry weave: linen and wool	Overall: 12.5 x 37.6 cm (4 15/16 x 14 13/16 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1919.18	tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 21.3 x 15 cm (8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1914.530	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 19.1 x 9.6 cm (7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment, Part of the Neck Ornament of a Tunic, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th period	1914.564	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 39.4 x 30.5 cm (15 1/2 x 12 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, from a Tunic, 700s - 800s	Egypt, Early Islamic period, 8th - 9th century	1914.527	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 12.8 x 15 cm (5 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment, with Segmentum, from a Tunic, 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century	1914.531	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 23.5 x 22.3 cm (9 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)	Gift of J. H. Wade	CCCC0
Fragment, with Part of a Clavus, early 800s	Egypt, Abbasid period, early 9th century	1929.103	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 7.7 x 12.1 cm (3 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragment of a Curtain, 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century	1982.295	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 38 x 52.3 cm (14 15/16 x 20 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragments of a Tunic, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1926.152	tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament; wool and linen	Overall: 44.2 x 29.1 cm (17 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragment, 400s - 650	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th to mid-7th century	1914.553	tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 7 x 17.2 cm (2 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Four Fragments of the Clavi of a Tunic, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1926.149	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 22.9 x 35.9 cm (9 x 14 1/8 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragments from a Hanging (?), 800s - 900s	Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century	1982.268	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 25.7 x 18 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Tunic Ornament with Part of a Saint, c. 600s - 700s	Egypt, c. 7th - 8th century	1983.263	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 13.8 x 25.1 cm (5 7/16 x 9 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Border, 800s	Egypt, 9th century	1982.375	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 12.3 x 25.5 cm (4 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic, 600 – 650	Egypt, Byzantine period, first half of 7th century	1926.144	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 26.1 x 74.3 cm (10 1/4 x 29 1/4 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragment from a Child's Tunic: Clavus, 600s–700s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?	1982.93	Wool and linen: tapestry weave	Overall: 28.7 x 4 cm (11 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic, 400s - 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th period	1914.800	tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 62.6 x 61 cm (24 5/8 x 24 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Four Fragments of the Gammadion Border of a Tunic, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1929.108	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 13.7 x 21.3 cm (5 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragment from a Hanging (?) with Roundel and Border, 800s - 900s	Egypt, late Abbasid - early Tulunid period, 9th - 10th century	1982.269	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 33.5 x 21 cm (13 3/16 x 8 1/4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament from a Tunic, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1926.162	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 10.8 x 26.7 cm (4 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragments from a Tunic, 500s - 1500s	Egypt, 6th - 16th century	1982.283	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 45 x 53 cm (17 11/16 x 20 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1914.544	tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 12.8 x 12.1 cm (5 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Fragment with Roundel and Decorative Stripes, 600s - 700s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?	1982.275	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 17.3 x 29.3 cm (6 13/16 x 11 9/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Clavus with Linked Roundels, 400s - 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century	1982.381	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 6 x 11.6 cm (2 3/8 x 4 9/16 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Fragment with an Ornamental Band, mid 700s - mid 800s	Egypt, Abbasid period, mid-8th to mid-9th century	1929.101	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 6.1 x 24.5 cm (2 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragment, Sleeve Ornament of a Tunic, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1929.104	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 15.6 x 20 cm (6 1/8 x 7 7/8 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragment from a Curtain (?), 400s - 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century	1983.266	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 13.3 x 20.5 cm (5 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment with Fish and Bird, 600s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?	1983.252	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 6 x 12.5 cm (2 3/8 x 4 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragment, with a Segmentum, from a Tunic, 400s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1914.545	tabby weave with interwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 9.6 x 9.6 cm (3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Fragmentary Roundel, Ornament from a Large Cloth, 800s - 900s	Egypt, Al-Bahnasá, Late Tulunid or Second Abbasid period, 9th - 10th century	1950.517	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 21.6 x 17.8 cm (8 1/2 x 7 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Fragment with Abstracted Leaves, 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century	1983.253	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 22.3 x 10.2 cm (8 3/4 x 4 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Sleeve Band from a Tunic, 400s - 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 6th century	1983.261	tabby weave with inwoven tapestry ornament, linen and wool	Overall: 10 x 26.5 cm (3 15/16 x 10 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic, 500s - 600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th - 7th century	1926.154	tapestry weave (originally inwoven in a tabby ground ?): wool and linen	Overall: 15 x 18.5 cm (5 7/8 x 7 5/16 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Segmentum from a Tunic, 500s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century	1926.147	tapestry weave (originally inwoven in a tabby ground ?): wool and linen	Overall: 12.1 x 12.1 cm (4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)	Gift of George D. Pratt	CCCC0
Fragment of a Tunic, 400s–600s	Egypt, Byzantine period, 5th - 7th century	1982.288	Wool and linen: tapestry weave	Overall: 25.5 x 39.2 cm (10 1/16 x 15 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Fragmentary Segmentum from a Tunic, 700s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258)	1950.519	Wool and linen: tapestry weave	Overall: 17.8 x 29.9 cm (7 x 11 3/4 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Fragments from a Child's Tunic, 600s–700s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?	1983.152	Wool and linen: tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament		Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Neckband and Clavus from a Tunic, 600s–700s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?	1982.96	Wool and linen: tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament	Overall: 29 x 27.5 cm (11 7/16 x 10 13/16 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Sleeve Bands and Segmentum from a Tunic, 600s–700s	Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750)?	1982.94	Wool and linen: tabby weave, inwoven tapestry ornament	Overall: 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 Fund	CCCC0
Tiraz with animated band, 800–825	Egypt, Abbasid period	1982.90	plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave and supplementary weft: wool and linen	Overall: 15 x 15.5 cm (5 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)	Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund	CCCC0
Hanging with birds in roundels, 800s	Egypt, al-Bahnasa, Tulunid period	1982.302	plain weave with inwoven tapestry weave and supplementary wefts: linen and wool	Overall: 17 x 31 cm (6 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0

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