The technique here is very unusual. The plainwoven linen ground is brocadad with extra wefts that go across at every second weft, being attached to every fourth warp. The S ply indicates an origin either in Egypt or in the Western Mediterranean area. The combination of cotton, linin and wool is well attested at various periods in both Egypt and Syria. The colours, while being differently used, are also those one would expect from the Mamluk area, particularly in the use of a green field.

The dating is also difficult to determine exactly. No comparable item appears to have been published, either in design or in technique. If we accept an Egyptian or Syrian provenance, then, assuming the design derived from court art, the inclusion of animals would indicate a date before the middle of the fourteenth century. As a general rule animal decoration was not used after this period. The basic concept of the central panel flanked by four octagonal smaller panels is very well-known, from the Mamluk area, from Turkey, and from Spain.