A MAMLUK TEXTILE FRAGMENT Egypt, 15th century The unbleached plain-weave linen brocaded with horizontal bands of stylised animal, vegetal, and star motifs in blue, red, and black, the central band with hexagonal grids, the intact blue horizontal band at the top marking the loom start, laid on ecru cotton mount, padded, mounted on stretcher,88cm x 94cm, 106cm x 100cm including the mount.