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1085
(SOLD)
Antique Islamic Textile, Egypt,
Fatimid Period
969 - 1171 A.D.
Size 11" x 8"
Size 28 x 20cm
Top Image is Detail
Provenance: Formerly in the H. Kevorkian Collection
Cf: Tissus D’Egypte, Bouvier Collection Geneva
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An Important Early Islamic textile
Origin: Egypt, old Cairo, Type: 2 fragments joined, Period: 10-12
Centuries Fatamid/Talunid
Warp: Material: wool, dark brown, dyed Spin/Ply: 5 spun Density:
32/in
Weft: Material: wool, dyed Spin/Ply: 5 spun, Density: 62in facing
wefts (x2)
Decoration/Surface: Technique: Weft faced plain weave in 2 colors,
banded with continuous wefts.
Finishes: original joining seam.
Remarks: Original repair
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