Author
Unknown
Publication Date
900
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Africa Archaeology
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Width: 230mm, Height: 160mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
210-1904
Record ID
210-1904
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
900
Notes
A fragment of compound twill, silk. Egyptian, ca. AD900-1200. Two-toned in blue-green and tan. The pattern is of oval roundels enclosing a geometric star shape between larger roundels enclosing two birds (cockerels?), their heads facing outwards over their shoulders. A tree like icon sits below and between them. Below this row is a row including the star roundels surrounded by geometric crosses. The roundel row starts to repeat beneath this. The piece has a number of holes and there are extra fragments included. Similar in colour scheme and weave to 212-1904. 1/2 weft-faced twill. Single binding and figure-harness warps; 3 wefts. Warps: binding Z silk, tan; figure-harness Z silk, tang. Wefts: Silk, undyed, yellow, blue-green.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
A fragment of compound twill, silk. Two-toned in blue-green and tan. The pattern is of oval roundels enclosing a geometric star shape between larger roundels enclosing two birds (cockerels?), their heads facing outwards over their shoulders. A tree like icon sits below and between them. Below this row is a row including the star roundels surrounded by geometric crosses. The roundel row starts to repeat beneath this. The piece has a number of holes and there are extra fragments included. Similar in colour scheme and weave to 212-1904. 1/2 weft-faced twill. Single binding and figure-harness warps; 3 wefts. Warps: binding Z silk, tan; figure-harness Z silk, tang. Wefts: Silk, undyed, yellow, blue-green.
