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Cotton Cloth with Man and Gazelles
Cotton Cloth with Man and Gazelles

This beige cotton cloth has a center panel with a drawing of a man running with gazelles jumping over his head.

Flax

Kapati Linen Fragment with Birds
Kapati Linen Fragment with Birds

The linen textile fragment is decorated with a richly decorated band of stylized birds placed within oval medallions.

Flax

Linen Cover with Silver Threads
Linen Cover with Silver Threads

This square cover is decorated with abstract foliage which form the borders of the cover and are embroidered with fine silver threads. The left lower part of the cover(from the viewer's perspective) is decorated with a crescent design, containing the name, Abbas Helmy.

Flax

Linen Fragment with Designs from Mamluk Metalwork
Linen Fragment with Designs from Mamluk Metalwork

The printed linen fragment has designs inspired by Mamluk metalwork. It is decorated with repeated geometric designs, a wide Naskh inscription band in blue, and four-pointed stars intersecting medallions.

Flax

Linen Fragment with Ducks on Medallions
Linen Fragment with Ducks on Medallions

The linen fragment is embroidered with multicolored silk thread and decorated with, birds, leaves, and Kufic inscriptions.

Flax

Linen Fragment with Letters Ending in Animal Forms
Linen Fragment with Letters Ending in Animal Forms

The white, grey, and brown printed linen fragment is decorated with a Naskh inscription band on a background of foliage, the letters of which end in animal-like forms.

Flax

Linen Fragment with Rabbit-Like Animals and Ducks
Linen Fragment with Rabbit-Like Animals and Ducks

The linen fragment has a wide band of gold-colored silk it is decorated with. A braided designs which form rhombuses surround on oval medallion, which are decorated with rabbit-like animals and ducks on a red background.

Flax

Linen Fragment with Silk Embroidery
Linen Fragment with Silk Embroidery

The linen fragment with silk embroidery is decorated with a wide band of arabesque, or complex, ornate design of intertwined floral and geometric figures, and several Naskh inscriptions that invoke a blessing.

Flax

Linen Napkin with Embroidered Silk Bands
Linen Napkin with Embroidered Silk Bands

The linen napkin has two silk strips embroidered with multicolored decorative bands. A red Kufic inscription bears the name of the Fatimid Caliph al-Aziz Billah.

Flax

Linen Textile Fragment with Bands of Floral and Animal Decoration
Linen Textile Fragment with Bands of Floral and Animal Decoration

The linen fragment has two bands of printed floral decoration and animals surrounded by three bands of Kufic inscriptions that invoke a blessing.

Flax

Linen with Silk Embroidery from Late Fatimid Period
Linen with Silk Embroidery from Late Fatimid Period

The linen textile with silk embroidery dates from the late Fatimid Period. The fragment is decorated with elaborate animal and floral designs as well as various bands and medallions.

Flax

Manuscript of a Psalm in the Coptic Sahidic Dialect
Manuscript of a Psalm in the Coptic Sahidic Dialect

This manuscript bears traces of a psalm written in the Coptic Sahidic dialect, that of the South or Upper Egypt.

Flax

Piece of Cotton Textile
Piece of Cotton Textile

This piece of cotton textile is decorated in dark green color with three stripes containing flowers and gammas.

Flax

Piece of Textile with the Painting of a Bird
Piece of Textile with the Painting of a Bird

This piece of linen textile is printed in the middle with the design of a lozenge form, or diamond shape. Inside the lozenge, there is a painting of a bird with a flying red ribbon behind its neck.

Flax

Printed Linen Fragment with Star and Cross Patterns
Printed Linen Fragment with Star and Cross Patterns

The printed linen textile fragment has patterns in the shapes of stars and crosses. The patterns contain floral and animal designs and birds.

Flax

Printed Textile Fragment with Two-Headed Eagle
Printed Textile Fragment with Two-Headed Eagle

The white printed linen fragment has eight six star-shaped medallions, each containing a two-headed eagle.

Flax

Textile Depicting Birds
Textile Depicting Birds

The thick rectangular textile fabric is ornamented with birds within medallions and lines. The textile has a yellow Kufic inscription of "Muslim El-Ra."

Flax

Textile Fragment with Chalice
Textile Fragment with Chalice

The circular linen fragment bears the blazon of the cupbearer in brown.

Flax

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