Yazar
Unknown (maker)
Basım Yeri
Egypt (made) -
Konu
Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Length: 36.5cm, Width: 5.5cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
374-1895
Kayıt Numarası
374-1895
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Notlar
Fragment, clavus from a tunic, plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool, Egypt, 4th Century - 6th Century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen, tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Dyeing Tapestry Weave
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a shoulder band from a linen tunic, in plain woven undyed linen and tapestry woven undyed linen and brown, now black, dyed wool. The fabric is stained and with some holes. The slit-tapestry woven decoration consists of three roundels with foliate borders enclosing a hare, plant and another hare, three figures not surrounded by roundels (two mermaids and a hare in the middle), and then a guilloche-pattern leading to a small roundel containing a cross, enclosed by a wave border. Details are picked out in flying thread brocading in undyed linen thread. Plain weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 22-24/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 22-24/cm) Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun)
Üslup
Late Antique
