This fragment (top) and 31.19.13 (bottom), two ends of a shawl, are both decorated with two inscription bands—one a line of purely ornamental (illegible) kufic, and the other a Coptic inscription interspersed with rosecolored cross-hatches.
Credit: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1931
9th-10th century
Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave
60.3in
31.19.15
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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