المؤلف
Unknown (maker)
مكان النشر
Egypt (made) Hawara (found) -
الموضوع
Textiles Africa Archaeology
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Width: 18cm, Length: 30cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
T.254-1977
رقم السجل
T.254-1977
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
ملاحظات
Fragment, roundel from a tunic, plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool, Hawara, Egypt, 4th Century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen, tapestry woven wool and linen Linen Wool Plain Weave Tapestry Weave
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of plain woven undyed linen with a large, pointed oval tapestry woven panel in purple wool, with a geometric design picked out in undyed linen in flying thread brocading. The warp threads of the ground weave are collected alternating (2-3-2-3) to the tapestry warp. The decoration consists of a geometric pattern of interlacing double ribbons, enclosing rosettes and small flowers. The panel is enclosed by a border of guilloche containing stylised vine leaves. Ground weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 22-24/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 18/cm) Tapestry woven panel: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun, 40/cm) 8-9 ribs per cm
Üslup
Late Antique
