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Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 9-9029, described as Metal coin, Arabic inscription on both sides. Small hole near edge.
Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar, accession number 9-9030, described as Metal coin, Arabic inscription on both sides. Type: silver, struck. Size 22.5 mm.
Hearst Museum object titled Coin: æ (arab imitation), accession number 8-8170, described as Coin; follis (probably Arab imitation); Byzantine. 4.17 grams, 25 mm. Heraklonas with Constans II, AD 641. 8-8170. Obverse: Head. Reverse: Cross over large "M" over Lambda with v inside, to the right "N" over "O" over "N.
Hearst Museum object titled Color slide, accession number 25-98383, described as 35mm color slide transparency: "strip, formerly idle, 7'x25" from Ain al Arab, Jazirah, Syria, 50-60 years old in 1993". Close-up of textile with striped and diamond patterns; colored red, black, and white.
Hearst Museum object titled Cushion, accession number 9-23756a,b, described as Two (2) woven cushion covers, masnad Made from saddle blanket. Red, warp-faced weave. Each cushion was 1/2 the original piece. Was one long narrow strip with tassels on each end; flat and round. Z-ply. Dye used possibly madder. Warp-faced plain weave technique. Braids on edges circa 7" long. Tassels 4".
Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23722, described as Cushion cover, masnad. Maroon with green and yellow zigzag 'weirjan pattern 2" wide. Has stripes of red, green, pink, and purple. 4 stripes of molar patterns circa 1/2" wide. 17 EPI thread count per inch. No edge treatment/finish. Sides whip-stitched and tops turned under and sewn to close opening. Warp faced plain weave with warp substitution. stuffed with thick, dense foam, 4" thick.
Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23826a,b, described as saddlebag, khurj made into cushion covers lovely, almost pastel-colored bag, Faded condition, which was cut in half and used as cushion covers, 5 total. The inside reveals original bright colors. It is unusual because it appears to be made of linen or other bast fiber. The three panels of twined tapestry on the front of each bag are of wool, and their patterns are in triangles. The two bottom panels are 3" wide each and the top one is 1" wide. The background of the bag is plain weave. The tassels which hang from the twined panels are of more finely-spun linen than the rest of the bag. A hole in the middle, 7" long, is bound with the complex edging stitch Saudis call thras. The center of the bag are bound that way also, but the sides of the bags are joined with the chevron stitch. S-ply, commercial dye, 9-11 EPI. Plain weave with twined tapestry. Complex blanket stitch for edges; chevron stitch to join bag sides. Tassels decorate front of bag.
Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23827a,b, described as Faded condition, the saddlebag, khurj, lovely, almost pastel-colored bag, which was cut in half and used as cushion covers, 5 total. The inside reveals original bright colors. It is unusual because it appears to be made of linen or other bast fiber. The three panels of twined tapestry on the front of each bag are of wool, and their patterns are in triangles. The two bottom panels are 3" wide each and the top one is 1" wide. The background of the bag is plain weave. The tassels which hang from the twined panels are of more finely-spun linen than the rest of the bag. A hole in the middle, 7" long, is bound with the complex edging stitch Saudis call thras. The center of the bag are bound that way also, but the sides of the bags are joined with the chevron stitch. S-ply, commercial dye, 9-11 EPI. Plain weave with twined tapestry. Complex blanket stitch for edges; chevron stitch to join bag sides. Tassels decorate front of bag.
Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23781a,b, described as two cushion covers, masnad. More worn and faded, colors ran. Backs same as fronts. Colors before fading: maroon, red, purple, orange, mustard, pea green, blue. 10 EPI. all) commercial dye used. Very bright and intense inside bags where not faded. Outsides are muted and beautiful after fading. "Tathrees" edging at opening. Variations of faggotting to sew sides together. Backs and fronts made of same piece, folded.
Hearst Museum object titled Cushion cover, accession number 9-23780a,b, described as two cushion covers, masnad Worn and faded. Came stuffed heavily with kapok and were dirty. Weft-faced weave typical of Iraqi and Syrian work. Each a little different from the other. Colors faded. Formerly maroon, fuschia, dark blue, orange, pea green white cotton. Backs striped with two rows of triangles. 6 EPI. all) commercial dye used. Very bright and intense inside bags where not faded. Outsides are muted and beautiful after fading. "Tathrees" edging at opening. Variations of faggotting to sew sides together. Backs and fronts made of same piece, folded.

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