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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	300
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Archaeology Death Textiles Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Clavus edge width: 215mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	298A-1887
Record ID	298A-1887
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	300
Notes	A roughly cut fragment from a linen tunic, including the end corner of the clavus (Egyptian, ca. AD300-600). Tapestry woven coloured wool and undyed linen. The linen tunic has been decorated with woollen woven bands alone the selvedge. The clavus section (20mm wide) is bordered with scrolling waves of undyed wool; a small tree is formed of green and brown wool; and a long floral motif is formed of undyed wool. The band across the base (38mm wide) is of a red wool background and undyed wool in the shape of thick semi circles. Two lines of running stitch, 12mm apart, run beneath the motifs. Along the base is the scrolling waves pattern. Wool thread dia. approx 0.2mm; s spun. Linen tunic thread dia. approx. 0.2mm - 0.5mm; 17x20 tpc. Bands are created across the linen by weaving three warps tightly together to create four stripes in a band. The two bands seen on this fragment are 25mm apart. The selvedge is created with approx. 7 of these stripes.
İlişki	Greville Chester
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tapestry woven wool and linen Wool Linen Weaving Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama	A roughly cut fragment from a linen tunic, including the end corner of the clavus . Tapestry woven coloured wool and undyed linen. The linen tunic has been decorated with woollen woven bands alone the selvedge. The clavus section (20mm wide) is bordered with scrolling waves of undyed wool; a small tree is formed of green and brown wool; and a long floral motif is formed of undyed wool. The band across the base (38mm wide) is of a red wool background and undyed wool in the shape of thick semi circles. Two lines of running stitch, 12mm apart, run beneath the motifs. Along the base is the scrolling waves pattern. Wool thread dia. approx 0.2mm; s spun. Linen tunic thread dia. approx. 0.2mm - 0.5mm; 17x20 tpc. Bands are created across the linen by weaving three warps tightly together to create four stripes in a band. The two bands seen on this fragment are 25mm apart. The selvedge is created with approx. 7 of these stripes.
Üslup	Late Antique

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 300

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Archaeology Death Textiles Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Clavus edge width: 215mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 298A-1887

Record ID 298A-1887

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 300

Notes A roughly cut fragment from a linen tunic, including the end corner of the clavus (Egyptian, ca. AD300-600). Tapestry woven coloured wool and undyed linen. The linen tunic has been decorated with woollen woven bands alone the selvedge. The clavus section (20mm wide) is bordered with scrolling waves of undyed wool; a small tree is formed of green and brown wool; and a long floral motif is formed of undyed wool. The band across the base (38mm wide) is of a red wool background and undyed wool in the shape of thick semi circles. Two lines of running stitch, 12mm apart, run beneath the motifs. Along the base is the scrolling waves pattern. Wool thread dia. approx 0.2mm; s spun. Linen tunic thread dia. approx. 0.2mm - 0.5mm; 17x20 tpc. Bands are created across the linen by weaving three warps tightly together to create four stripes in a band. The two bands seen on this fragment are 25mm apart. The selvedge is created with approx. 7 of these stripes.

İlişki Greville Chester

Malzemeler ve teknikler Tapestry woven wool and linen Wool Linen Weaving Dyeing

Fiziksel açıklama A roughly cut fragment from a linen tunic, including the end corner of the clavus . Tapestry woven coloured wool and undyed linen. The linen tunic has been decorated with woollen woven bands alone the selvedge. The clavus section (20mm wide) is bordered with scrolling waves of undyed wool; a small tree is formed of green and brown wool; and a long floral motif is formed of undyed wool. The band across the base (38mm wide) is of a red wool background and undyed wool in the shape of thick semi circles. Two lines of running stitch, 12mm apart, run beneath the motifs. Along the base is the scrolling waves pattern. Wool thread dia. approx 0.2mm; s spun. Linen tunic thread dia. approx. 0.2mm - 0.5mm; 17x20 tpc. Bands are created across the linen by weaving three warps tightly together to create four stripes in a band. The two bands seen on this fragment are 25mm apart. The selvedge is created with approx. 7 of these stripes.

Üslup Late Antique