Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
400
Basım Yeri
Egypt (made) -
Konu
Archaeology Textiles Death Africa
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Height: 225mm, Width: 300mm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
T.51-1936
Kayıt Numarası
T.51-1936
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
400
Notlar
A fragment of woven wool. Egypt, probably ca. AD400-700. Compound and plain weave. Colours are dark blue, buff and brown. Double warp of buff treads, s-spun. On one side is a stripe of dark blue (plain weave) approx. 45mm wide. The rest of the fabric is in buff and brown compound weave. The design is of a repeating, decorative square. In the centre of the square is a bird. It is surrounded by a wavy line and dots, bordered with solid lines either side. Each square has its corners cut off and at the points at which they meet is a eight petalled flower motive. The piece has holes and is stained.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven wool Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
A fragment of woven wool. Compound and plain weave. Colours are dark blue, buff and brown. Double warp of buff treads, s-spun. On one side is a stripe of dark blue (plain weave) approx. 45mm wide. The rest of the fabric is in buff and brown compound weave. The design is of a repeating, decorative square. In the centre of the square is a bird. It is surrounded by a wavy line and dots, bordered with solid lines either side. Each square has its corners cut off and at the points at which they meet is a eight petalled flower motive. The piece has holes and is stained.
