مكان النشر
Akhmim (made) -
الموضوع
Textiles Africa
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Length: 4' 1"ft, Including sleeves width: 5'11"ft
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
290-1887
رقم السجل
290-1887
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
ملاحظات
Linen tunic (incomplete), with tapestry-woven ornaments in purple wool and undyed linen thread. The long shoulder-bands are filled with foliage having hares and antelopes at intervals. On the cuff-bands are wavy stems with flowers and fruit. The neck-bands each consist of an arcade of four semi-circular arches with classical figures, some of whom are dancing. The neck-opening is edged with a narrow band containing vases separated by small panels of interlaced ornament. Two square panels on the shoulders contain circles of guilloche ornament enclosing foliage. The smaller squares, near the lower edge on both back and front, each contain a lion attacking an antelope. A small cross on the front neck-band is probably an indication of the religious faith of the wearer. About one third of the width of the tunic, including one sleeve, is missing. Arcades with a figure under each arch are a favourite decoration of sarcophagi in the fourth century.
İlişki
Greville Chester
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Linen tunic (incomplete), with tapestry-woven ornaments in purple wool and undyed linen thread. The long shoulder-bands are filled with foliage having hares and antelopes at intervals. On the cuff-bands are wavy stems with flowers and fruit. The neck-bands each consist of an arcade of four semi-circular arches with classical figures, some of whom are dancing. The neck-opening is edged with a narrow band containing vases separated by small panels of interlaced ornament. Two square panels on the shoulders contain circles of guilloche ornament enclosing foliage. The smaller squares, near the lower edge on both back and front, each contain a lion attacking an antelope. A small cross on the front neck-band is probably an indication of the religious faith of the wearer. About one third of the width of the tunic, including one sleeve, is missing. Arcades with a figure under each arch are a favourite decoration of sarcophagi in the fourth century.