Band Fragment
Unknown Artist
13th–14th century
Medium
Cotton; formerly embroidered
Dimensions
L. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm) W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification
Textiles-Embroidered
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1927
Accession Number
27.170.27
Art Historical Context
This exquisite Band Fragment, dating to the 13th–14th century, a glimpse into the refined world of Islamic textile arts. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department Islamic Art, this narrow cotton strip—measuring just 1 3/8 inches long and 6 inches wide—was once vibrantly embroidered, a testament to the skilled craftsmanship of anonymous artisans in the medieval Islamic world. During this era, textiles were not merely functional but symbols of wealth, piety, and cultural exchange,ning garments, turbans, and household goods across regions from Egypt to Persia. The use of cotton as a ...