10th century AD
Fragment of an open plain weave cloth with two tapestry woven bands. One band has a line of mock Kufic (medieval Arabic script) in the shape of ducks the other has alternating squares of ducks and geometric shapes flanking a central double + motif.
TRC 2000.0016
Cloth fragment
Textile Research Centre
Wool flax
Hand woven (tapestry dove-tailing)