المؤلف
Unknown (maker)
مكان النشر
Egypt (made) Hawara (found) -
الموضوع
Textiles Africa Archaeology
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Length: 10cm, Width: 13cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
T.250-1977
رقم السجل
T.250-1977
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
ملاحظات
Fragment, ornament from a tunic, plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool, Hawara, Egypt, 5th Century - 6th Century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Tapestry Weave Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragmentary square panel, tapestry woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread, with small fragments of the surrounding plain woven linen ground fabric. A roundel in the middle contains a dancing figure flanked by stylised vines. At each corner is a right-angle border. This is enclosed by a large pattern border of geometric shapes, formed by flying thread brocading in undyed linen, and an outermost border of disks. Plain weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 27-30/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 14/0.5 cm) Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun)
Üslup
Late Antique
