Author
Unknown
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
From shoulder to hem length: 44in, Including sleeves width: 60in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.93-1924
Record ID
T.93-1924
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Tunic, plain woven linen with tapestry woven linen and wool decoration, Egypt, possibly 5th-6th Century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
linen, with woven coloured wool decoration and undyed line thread Linen Wool Woven
Fiziksel açıklama
Linen tunic, ornamented with shoulder bands, neck-bands, and cuff bands, tapestry weoven with a wavy floral stem in red on a black ground. On each shoulder is a square panel, containing, within a border formed of the wavy stem, a roundel with a human figure. A band of the same pattern runs along the hem, both front and back, turning up at right angles at the sides. Within the angles are small square panels (one only at the back), containing, within a border of the same pattern is a smaller square with a lion. Torn and stained; mounted on cloth.
Üretim tipi
Unique
