المؤلف
Unknown (maker)
مكان النشر
Egypt (made) -
الموضوع
Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Width: 22.5cm, Length: 14.2cm, Of roundel diameter: 2.5in
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
178-1891
رقم السجل
178-1891
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
ملاحظات
Fragment of a linen cloth, with a roundel (65mm dia.), tapestry-woven in purple wool and undyed linen (approx. 30x26 tpc; differing thread dia). Egyptian, ca. AD300-500. At the centre is a lion within a circle. At either side of the circle are leaves coming off long stems. The side decorations are not symmetrical. The piece has a number of holes and is stained.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Tapestry Weave Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Tapestry woven roundel in purple wool and undyed linen thread, from a tunic. A large area of the surrounding plain woven linen ground fabric remains. The slit-tapestry woven decoration depicts a medallion enclosing a lion facing left, on a false hatched background. At either side of the medallion are three vine leaves coming from straight stems. Details are picked out in flying thread brocading in undyed linen thread. The piece has a number of holes and is stained Plain weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 30/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, approx. 26-28/cm) Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun)
Üslup
Late Antique
