MEDIEVAL MIDDLE EASTERN DOUBLE RUNNING STITCH EMBROIDERY
Graphed by Rosemary Stecher (Mathilde Eschenbach)
Zigzagging crosses
Black silk on linen, Egypt, 12th (?) century
Errera, Collection d'Anciennes Étoffes Égyptiennes, p. 201, No. 472
This is object number 20053342 at the Belgian Art Links and Tools (BALaT KIK-IRPA) site.
The item is held at the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire.
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