المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
700
مكان النشر
Oxyrhynchus (found) -
الموضوع
Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Width: 165mm, Height: 168mm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
T.132-1922
رقم السجل
T.132-1922
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
700
ملاحظات
A tapestry woven piece of linen and wool. Egyptian, ca. AD700-1000. The linen is white and plain woven. There are two lines of design across the piece. Both are woven in wool and formed of coloured squares (yellow, blue, brown, red, white), some enclosing diamonds, with small triangles above and below each line. The piece has selvedge on either side and a fringe at the base. Above the fringe two lines run across the piece, formed by weaving three linen threads together. The piece has some holes and staining.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven linen and wool Linen Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
A tapestry woven piece of linen and wool. The linen is white and plain woven. There are two lines of design across the piece. Both are woven in wool and formed of coloured squares (yellow, blue, brown, red, white), some enclosing diamonds, with small triangles above and below each line. The piece has selvedge on either side and a fringe at the base. Above the fringe two lines run across the piece, formed by weaving three linen threads together. The piece has some holes and staining.
