المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
430
مكان النشر
Egypt (made) -
الموضوع
Archaeology Africa Textiles Hats & Headwear
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Height: 29.2cm, Width: 11cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
1197-1904
رقم السجل
1197-1904
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
430
ملاحظات
This fragment of sprang headwear was fund at Ehnasya, Heracleopolis Magna in Lower Egypt during the excavations in 1903-1904 by W. M. Flinders Petrie - often called the father of English egyptology. When Petrie excavated at Ehnasya there were still big mounds belonging to the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Periods. Petrie excavated some of the houses and the coins found in these houses seem to offer a rough guide to the dates for the objects. The latest of these houses date to the seventh century AD (coins of Heraclius). The place is known today as Ihnasiya Umm al-Kimam. Linen sprang caps were exclusively produced with open patterns, and sometimes combined with decorative coloured threads of wool. They enjoyed widespread popularity in Egypt but are less frequently preserved due to the combination of the fibres.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen and wool in sprang technique Linen Wool Sprang
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of sprang hairnet: panels of dark blue wool alternating with panels of undyed linen; by interlinking the threads in different sequences the size and pattern of the mesh changes in the contrasting panels. Traces of red wool.
Üretim
Found at Ihnasya, Heracleopolos Magna during 1903-1904 excavations
