Embroideries and Samplers from Islamic Egypt
A selection of 10th to 16th century embroideries from the Newberry collection at the Ashmolean by Marianne Ellis (published Oxford, 2001).
Textile fragment with tiraz band in kufic script (EA1988.47)
Textile fragment with tiraz band (EA1988.49)
Textile fragment with birds (EA1984.508)
Textile fragment with peacocks and heart-shaped trees (EA1993.248)
Textile fragment with naskhi inscription, birds, and palmettes (EA1984.104)
Textile fragment with band of pseudo-inscription, leaf-shaped finials, and tendrils (EA1984.110)
Textile fragment with band of pseudo-inscription, leaves, and vines (EA1984.523)
Textile fragment with interlacing scrolls and knotted pattern (EA1984.119)
Textile fragment with naskhi inscription and scrolls, probably from a garment (EA1984.120.a)
Textile fragment with palmette (EA1984.89)
Textile fragment with tendrils and dragon heads (EA1984.264)
Sampler fragment with chevrons, birds, and fish (EA1984.479)
Sampler fragment with diamond-shapes and chevrons (EA1984.495)
Textile fragment with interlace and diamond-shapes (EA1984.184)
Textile fragment with S-shapes and stylized leaves, possibly a trouser tie-belt (EA1984.243)
Textile fragment with leaf scrolls, palmettes, and triangles (EA1984.176)
Child's tunic with bands of Y-shapes (EA1984.353)
Textile fragment with diamond-shaped medallions containing a pseudo-kufic word (EA1993.76)
Textile fragment with hands and diamond-shaped medallion (EA1993.90)
Textile fragment from a trouser leg (EA1984.350)
Textile fragment, possibly from a scarf or turban cover (EA1984.489)
Cloth with diamond-shapes and hooks (EA1984.173)
Remains of a pillow or cushion cover (EA1984.172)
Sampler fragment with S-shapes and hooks (EA1984.490)
Textile fragment with two peacocks (EA1993.66)
Textile fragment with chevrons and interlacing scrolls (EA1984.168)
Textile fragment with bands of inverted hooks, flowers, and triangles (EA1984.154)
Sampler fragment with band of script, chevrons, and squares (EA1984.488)
Textile fragment with geometric patterns (EA1984.556)
Textile fragment from a towel with stylized birds (EA1993.182)
Kerchief with bands of linked triangles (EA1984.400)
Textile fragment with squares and interlacing knots (EA1984.547)
Textile fragment with interlocking hexagons and diamond-shapes (EA1984.463)
Textile fragment with linked diamond-shapes, hexagons, and pseudo-inscription (EA1984.272)
Sampler fragment with scrolls (EA1984.502)
Textile from a scarf or girdle with leaves and chevrons (EA1993.152)
Textile fragment with bands of leaves and lozenges (EA1984.340)
Textile fragment with band of chevrons and trefoil finials (EA1993.156)
Textile fragment with tendrils (EA1993.153)
Roundel textile fragment with repeated inscription and lion (EA1984.44)
Textile from a scarf or girdle with scrolling tendrils and flowers (EA1993.112)
Textile fragment with scroll tendril and trefoil leaves, probably from a tent (EA1984.100)
Textile fragment with hearts (EA1993.230)
Textile fragment from a scarf or girdle end with hearts (EA1993.229)
Textile fragment with Jupiter in Pisces or Mercury in Virgo (EA1984.76)
Textile fragment with lions (EA1984.63)
Textile fragment with fish (EA1993.99)
Textile fragment with thuluth inscription (EA1984.105)
Textile fragment with cruciform palmette (EA1993.101)
Roundel fragment with interlacing vines and leaves (EA1984.133)
Tabs from a banner with fleur-de-lys, blazon, and trefoils (EA1984.35)
Tab from a banner with circles containing a diamond-shape (EA1984.134)
Tab with linked crosses and pear-shaped medallion (EA1993.240)
Textile fragment with heraldic blazon (EA1984.86)
Textile fragment with star and pseudo-inscription (EA1993.357)
Textile fragment with band of stars (EA1984.472)
Textile fragment, possibly from a sash or shawl (EA1984.445.a)
Textile fragment with squares and hexagons (EA1984.446)
Textile fragment with band of linked cartouches and circles (EA1984.443)
Textile fragment with interlacing ovals and knots (EA1984.329.a)
Textile fragment with band of cartouches and S-shapes (EA1984.426)
Textile fragment with band of cartouches, spirals, and stars (EA1984.435)
Part of a tunic front with geometric pattern and birds (EA1993.333)
Cap with fleur-de-lys (EA1984.368)
Boy's cap with triangles and clusters (EA1984.123)
Quilted bag with rosettes, stars, and quatrefoils, probably an amulet-bag (EA1984.125)
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