المؤلف
Unknown (maker)
مكان النشر
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
الموضوع
Textiles Africa
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Length: 33cm, Width: 17cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
685-1886
رقم السجل
685-1886
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
ملاحظات
Fragment, sleeve-band from a tunic, plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool, Akhmim, Egypt, 4th Century - 6th Century
İlişki
Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Dyeing Tapestry Weave
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of plain woven undyed linen, possibly a tunic sleeve, decorated with two identical tapestry band in purple-brown wool and undyed linen. Each tapestry band consists of seven roundels enclosing in one band stylised plant motifs, and in the other alternating stylised plants and birds. The outer edges of the tapestry bands are decorated with a repeated arch design. Details are picked out in flying thread brocading in undyed linen thread. Areas of the woolen weft are missing. Plain weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 18-20/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 18-20/cm) Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun)
Üslup
Late Antique
