Band Fragment

11th–12th century

Not on view

This wool fabric is highly colourful, with bands in cobalt, brown, dark blue, tan and red. The right edge has the original fringe and a checkerboard pattern. The inscription on the textile, executed in beige colour, is repeated in five horizontal bands and is a prayer to God (‘O who you are, I call him’). The heavy double weave of the fabric implies that it was most likely used as soft furnishings and not as a garment.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Band Fragment
Date: 11th–12th century
Geography: Attributed to Egypt
Medium: Wool; double weave
Dimensions: Textile: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Mount: H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm)
W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Woven
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.124.2
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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