المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
300
مكان النشر
Oxyrhynchus (made) Egypt (made) -
الموضوع
Death Textiles Archaeology Africa
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Length: 140mm, Width: 130mm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
1265-1904
رقم السجل
1265-1904
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
300
ملاحظات
A clavus or sleeve panel cut from a linen tunic (Oxyrhynchus, Egypt; ca. AD300-600). 130mm wide and 140mm high. Sleevage on both sides. Tapestry-woven in dark purple wool and undyed linen thread. In the middle is an equestrian figure within a circle enclosed by a square. The figure may be a huntsman which symbolised an attempt to chase evil away. The border is formed of oval compartments, each containing a floral image. The warp is of undyed linen and the weft of purple wool. 11x28 tpc; tread dia. 0.2mm.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Weaving Dyeing
Parçalar
Textile Fragment, Backing
Fiziksel açıklama
A clavus or sleeve panel cut from a linen tunic (130mm wide and 140mm high). Selvage on both sides. Tapestry-woven in dark purple wool and undyed linen thread. In the middle is an equestrian figure within a circle enclosed by a square. The figure may be a huntsman which symbolised an attempt to chase evil away. The border is formed of oval compartments, each containing a floral image. The warp is of undyed linen and the weft of purple wool. 11x28 tpc; tread dia. 0.2mm.
Üslup
Late Antique
