The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Fragment of linen damask with diamond designs in bands

probably 1000s

Egypt, Fatimid period

lozenge twill with areas of weft floats: linen
Overall: 11.5 x 16.5 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Gift of Dorothea Russell 1930.90
Location: Not on view
  • Mackie, Louise W. Symbols of Power: Luxury Textiles from Islamic Lands, 7th-21st Century. Cleveland; New Haven: Cleveland Museum of Art; Yale University Press, 2015. Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 81, fig. 2.47
  • {{cite web|title=Fragment of linen damask with diamond designs in bands|url=false|author=|year=probably 1000s|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1930.90