Rectangular multicoloured, tapestry-woven, woolen textile fragment with a central slit. The centre panel consists of coloured bands of varying width alternating with cream coloured bands. This is framed across the entire width at either shorter end. One band contains small rectangular fields and coloured dots on a cream-coloured square. On one longer side the border appears to consists of a green stripe against a brown or cream-coloured ground. Possible remains of the same border appear on the opposite side.
textile fragment; textile
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