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Egypt

Arab period (641–969)/Fatimid period (969–1171)/Ayyubid period (1171–1250)/ Mamluk period (1250–1517), 9th/13th century

Medium
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk floss in long-armed cross and running (pattern darning) stitches
Classification
Textile
Dimensions
16.3 × 57.2 cm (6 3/8 × 22 1/2 in.)
Culture
Egypt
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
Credit line
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson through the Antiquarian Society
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

View at the Art Institute of Chicago