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Fragment Of Garment With Bands (Egypt)

This is a Fragment of garment with bands. It is dated 4th–6th century and we acquired it in 1902. Its medium is warp; s-spun linen. wefts; z-spun linen, z-spun wool and its technique is plain woven linen with in-woven wool slit tapestry and supplementary weft wrapping. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by John Pierpont Morgan. It is credited Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 40 x 17 cm (15 3/4 x 6 11/16 in. )

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Fragment Of Garment With Bands (Egypt); warp; s-spun linen. wefts; z-spun linen, z-spun wool; H x W: 40 x 17 cm (15 3/4 x 6 11/16 in. ); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-66

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Extreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance.

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