Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 11.5in, Width: 21in, Of bands width: 3.5in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
656-1886
Record ID
656-1886
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Portion of a linen tunic, with two shoulder-bands, tapestry-woven in purple wool, with small details in red wool, and undyed linen thread. Each band has a row of circles enclosing alternately a vine or a boy wearing a chlamys. The boys hold either a basket of fruit, a quail, or a pruning fork.
İlişki
Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Tapestry Weave Dyeing
Parçalar
Textile Fragment, Band, Backing, Backing
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragments, possibly two shoulder-bands of a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in purple wool, with small details in red wool, and undyed linen thread. Each shoulder-band has a row of medallions enclosing alternately a vine or a boy wearing a chlamys. The boys hold either a basket of fruit, a quail, or a pruning fork. The outer edge of the bands are bordered with a repeated cruciform design, with the intervening space between medallions and border having details picked out in flying thread brocading in undyed linen thread.
Üslup
Late Antique
