Ground of borwnish-red wool on paired wool warps; design consists of a broad tapestry band with two affronted lions and a deer between them, part of an addorsed lion is on the right; woven with yellow, blue, brownish-red and pink on a green ground, band is framed by a border with a square...
Provenance
Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes, October 16, 1937.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Egyptian (Islamic: Upper Egypt ?), Tulunid Period, 868–905 A.D.
Object Place
Upper Egypt (?), Egypt
Accession Number
38.38
Medium or Technique
Wool, tapestry