Textile Fragment: A Hare
868-905
Maker Unknown
Arts of the Islamic World
This medallion contains a hare ready to leap from the wide tan leaves that surround it. The technical and stylistic traits of this fragment—including tapestry-weave technique and the medallion motif—relate it especially to Coptic textiles. The palette of olive green, brown, and blue on undyed linen, however, suggests Islamic origin. The fragment’s large size and weight indicate it was a wall or floor covering.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- Wool and linen wefts, linen warps, tapestry-woven
- Medium
- wool, linen, wefts, warps, tapestry-woven
- Period
- Tulunid Period
- Dimensions
- 18 x 11in. (45.7 x 27.9cm) Frame: 2 x 23 1/16 x 17 in. (5.1 x 58.5 x 43.2 cm)
- Departments
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Accession Number
- 86.227.97
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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