Tapestry weave with warp of natural linen and weft of natural, light blue, pink, red, green, dark blue wool inserted into natural linen plain weave. Slanted weft; slit joins; self bands.
Bibliography
E.D. Macquire, Weavings from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Egypt, The Rich Life and the Dance, University of Illinois, 1999, pg. 71, no. A27.
Acquisition History
Collection of Rose Choron (1916-2014), Switzerland;
Purchased from the Stair Galleries, February 25, 2017, Auction: Objects & Curiosities from Around the World, Lot 107;
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Byzantine Collection, Washington, D.C.