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11th century coptic textile fragments

1000-1100

Coptic textile quilted blanket of linen with motifs

1400-1500
Coptic stole, woven with conventionalized animals in brown on yellow and light brown ground; with fringe one end 54" x 10.5", badly damaged

Coptic stole

Unknown date
Fragment of buff coloured coptic linen with design and animal in brown, 8" x 6", damaged

Fragment of buff coloured coptic linen with design and animal in brown

400-600
Fragments of coptic linen. 109332 (68) with embroidery (pink); 109333(69) with embroidered script on corner border.

Fragments of coptic linen

900-1100
Coptic cloth motif, head of a saint with yellow halo, the badkground in green, yellow and red (damaged) mounted on card, 6" x 4"

Coptic cloth motif

700-900
Seven fragments of coptic carpet

Seven fragments of coptic carpet

600-1200
Samples of woven coptic textiles 6th or 7th century; one black and white on red, figure motif; one brown and white on red

Samples of woven coptic textiles 6th or 7th century; one black and white on red

500-700
Fragment of coptic woven cloth, red, white, black, yellow and green motifs of animals, approximately 7" x 4"

Fragment of coptic woven cloth

600-800
Fragment of coptic fabric, red ground woven in colours, with lions etc., mounted on yellow background (much damaged) 14.25" x 8.50"

Fragment of coptic fabric

600-900
Piece of terra cotta coloured stuff with remains of a polychrome medallion coptic fragment in buff and dark brown - linen interwoven 3' 10" long (Peru? Inca?)

Remains of polychrome medallion coptic fragment

600-800
8th/9th century [copepy?] silk, coptic square with animal design in red, green, yellow, blue and black in centre

8th/9th century [copepy?] silk, coptic square with

700-900
Coptic cotton panel of appliqued figures with green/brown border

Coptic cotton panel of appliqued figures

1920-1939
Fragmentary linen with tapestry woven insertion in green, gold and black silk

Fragmentary linen with tapestry woven insertion in green

1000-1300
Fine linen with red silk tapestry woven decoration.

Fine linen with red silk tapestry woven decoration

1100-1300
Fragments blue and yellow chevron patterned wool with a fleur-de-lys

Fragments blue and yellow chevron patterned wool with a fleur-de-lys

1200-1500
3 fragments silk on linen, finely woven blue and red on white, 12th to 13th centuries

3 fragments silk on linen

1101-1300
Fragmentary black gauze headdress with forehead band and inscription, thought to be Kufic

Fragmentary black gauze headdress

1100-1300
Fragment blue wool and white linen with duck in a roundel

Fragment blue wool and white linen with duck in a roundel

500-900
2 fragments drawloom woven compound tabby (red & yellow), 1 fragment drawloom woven compound tabby (red & yellow), 1 fragment drawloom woven compound tabby (red & blue on yellow), 1 fragment fine drawloomwoven compound tabby (red & yellow), 4 fragments drawloom woven compound tabby diamond lattice (red & yellow), 1 fragment drawloom woven red & yellow compound tabby, 1 fragment compound tabby (green &yellow), 1 fragmentary border, red field, blue, red & white decoration

2 fragments drawloom woven compound tabby (red & yellow)

700-1200
Early Islamic, one broad, one narrow band of decoration

Early Islamic

1000-1300
Islamic fragment

Islamic fragment

900-1100
Fragment of coptic tunic, red ground woven with design in yellow, green and black ( damaged)

Fragment of coptic tunic

Unknown date
Fragment of woven coptic textile (possibly a rug) with animal motifs. Joined patchwork pieces in red, green, blue and yellow, in a glass mount

Fragment of woven coptic textile (possibly a rug) with animal motifs

700-900
Fragments of Basket

Fragments of Basket

300-800
Coptic panel of linen and cotton with appliqued design (sphinx and pyramids) in poor condition

Coptic panel of linen and cotton with appliqued design

1920-1939
Coptic cotton panel with appliqued figures on background. Coloured and detailed on 101" x 25" embroidered sections

Coptic cotton panel with appliqued figures

1920-1939
Coptic cotton appliqued linen panel of geometric design in red, blue, green, brown and white. Arabic message with central motif

Coptic cotton appliqued linen panel of geometric design in red

1920-1939
Fragments of coptic weaving: 1 dark red on card 21.5" x 7"; 1 black and fawn on card 10.5" x 9.75"; 1 varied colour on card 6" x 8"; 1 shaped piece painted 10.5" x 9.25"; 1 red medallion on buff 14" x 12"; 1 T-shaped piece (red/green); 1 dark red/white portion of border on buff 10.5" x 6"; 1 5" x 4" section of woven band

Fragments of coptic weaving

600-900
Coptic course linen appliqued panel, camel and rider, black border

Coptic course linen appliqued panel

1920-1939
Double-cloth, red and yellow wool with part of a blue and yellow section.

Double-cloth, red and yellow wool with part of a blue and yellow section

900-1200
Finely woven linen with red and black silk decoration

Finely woven linen with red and black silk decoration

1000-1299
Gauze with tapestry woven on linen in a band containing birds, animals and plants

Gauze with tapestry

Unknown date
Fragmentary tapestry woven linen and wool with roundel containing adorned birds, 12th to 13th centuries

Fragmentary tapestry woven linen and wool with roundel containing adorned birds

1101-1300
Part of Tiraz fabric red silk, inscription 'Elmuktafi' on white linen; dated 1136.

Part of Tiraz fabric red silk

1136
2 fragments blue and white linen in bands

2 fragments blue and white linen in bands

1100-1300
7 envelopes of miscellaneous rubbish from a house at El-Amarnah. (Egypt Exploration Society); excavated 1928-1929.

7 envelopes of miscellaneous rubbish from a house at El-Amarnah. (Egypt Exploration Society)

Early Islamic, one band purple tapestry woven decoration

Early Islamic

900-1200
Embroidered gilt leather strap

Embroidered gilt leather strap

900-1300
Polychrome, early Islamic tapestry woven fragment.

Polychrome, early Islamic tapestry woven fragment

900-1299
Early Islamic, one band of blue decoration

Early Islamic

1100-1300
Early Islamic fragment, bands of decoration, 100-1300

Early Islamic fragment

1100-1300
Fragment, probably linen with manuscript (black) 11th century. Translation of the text 'Allah the most gracious the most merciful ' 09/2018

Fragment, probably linen with manuscript (black) 11th century

1000-1100
Sample of coptic textile (green, yellow and blue)

Sample of coptic textile (green, yellow and blue)

900-1100
Strip of woven coptic wool with red stripe and band in red/green/yellow with design 29" x 8", 8th/9th century

Strip of woven coptic wool with red stripe and band in red/green/yellow with design 29" x 8"

700-900
Fragment of coptic woven cloth 8th/9th century. Black/red/yellow part of border of larger garment? damaged

Fragment of coptic woven cloth 8th/9th century

700-900
Fragment of coptic woven fabric. Buff ground design of animals in mauve (brown?) 8 3/8" x 3", damaged

Fragment of coptic woven fabric. Buff ground desig

400-600
Fragments of woven coptic cloth, bands and decorative pieces of larger items, linen

Fragments of woven coptic cloth

400-1000
Fragment of woven coptic cloth. Design with bright colours mounted on piece of loosely woven cloth (damaged) 7.75" x 9.25", 7th/8th century

Fragment of woven coptic cloth

600-800
Fragment of coptic band with animal design in brown on buff ground in three pieces ( damaged) linen

Fragment of coptic band with animal design in brown on buff ground in three pieces

400-600