Egyptian Art
The Met's collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 26,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from the Paleolithic to the Roman period (ca. 300,000 B.C.–A.D. 4th century).
Egyptian Collar
The design of an elaborately beaded collar from the Tomb of Wah is reinterpreted as a serpentine motif for the Met x Ann Gish collaboration.
Travertine
Inspired by a high-shouldered Travertine jar from Egypt's Old Kingdom, our Travertine jacquard undulates softly.
Alyssum
Inspired by an Egyptian floral plaque, Alyssum's delicate, fringed flowers and grey leaves are embroidered onto a herringbone ground.
Egyptian Faience
Inspired by a Faience panel from Egypt's OId Kingdom period, we reimagine the shades of azure in a jacquard with embroidered lines.
Horus
Horus is one of the most significant deities of ancient Egypt, depicted as both a falcon or a man with the head of a falcon. Here, we interpret the color tones of the faience and the movement of the falcon's wings into this two-tone jacquard.
Papyrus & Reed
Inspired by the textures of ancient Egypt, Reed and Papyrus are three coordinating fabrics. Papyrus features broad stripes of cut-edge wefts. Reed features a narrow stripe of fringe-cut wefts.
Qasaba
Inspired by the vast collection of papyrus, reed, and linen artifacts in the Egyptian Wing of The Met. Named for a famous cobblestone street in Cairo, Qasaba elicits the texture and tone of the stones of Egypt, even the hatch marks on the papyrus fragment shown here.
