# Border

- By: Egypt
- Date: 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
- Credit line: Gift of Martin A. Ryerson through the Antiquarian Society
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/57109)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/cea5871e-1eb3-4036-f281-15a1a75c8cf8/full/!1920,986/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)