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Title	Textile panel
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	700
Publication Place	Akhmim (made) Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 220mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	181-1891
Record ID	181-1891
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	700
Notes	A roundel from a linen tunic. Egyptian, possibly Akhmim, ca. AD700-900. It is tapestry-woven in coloured wools (red, green, brown, dark blue, light blue, orange and yellow) on a linen warp (z-spun) and remains stitched (whip stitch) to a backing of undyed linen cloth. At the centre are four birds. The top two are peacocks and are back to back with heads turned in to each other. A vase and garland is between them. The bottom two are quails and are back to back facing away from each other. They sit in a circle of red background with some floral decoration filling the spaces. This is surrounded by a circle of interlocking geometric shapes (L shaped) in different colours. There is then a border of rough heart shaped red leaves with orange V shapes and other small floral icons. This is surrounded by another border of interlocking L/geometric shapes. The linen cloth is a tabby/plain weave, approx 16 x 16 tpc, with consistent thread dia. Both fabrics are stained.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven wool and linen Linen Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	A roundel from a linen tunic. It is tapestry-woven in coloured wools (red, green, brown, dark blue, light blue, orange and yellow) on a linen warp (z-spun) and remains stitched (whip stitch) to a backing of undyed linen cloth. At the centre are four birds. The top two are peacocks and are back to back with heads turned in to each other. A vase and garland is between them. The bottom two are quails and are back to back facing away from each other. They sit in a circle of red background with some floral decoration filling the spaces. This is surrounded by a circle of interlocking geometric shapes (L shaped) in different colours. There is then a border of rough heart shaped red leaves with orange V shapes and other small floral icons. This is surrounded by another border of interlocking L/geometric shapes. The linen cloth is a tabby/plain weave, approx 16 x 16 tpc, with consistent thread dia. Both fabrics are stained.
Üslup	Late Antique

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Textile panel

Author Unknown

Publication Date 700

Publication Place Akhmim (made) Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Textiles Death

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 220mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 181-1891

Record ID 181-1891

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 700

Notes A roundel from a linen tunic. Egyptian, possibly Akhmim, ca. AD700-900. It is tapestry-woven in coloured wools (red, green, brown, dark blue, light blue, orange and yellow) on a linen warp (z-spun) and remains stitched (whip stitch) to a backing of undyed linen cloth. At the centre are four birds. The top two are peacocks and are back to back with heads turned in to each other. A vase and garland is between them. The bottom two are quails and are back to back facing away from each other. They sit in a circle of red background with some floral decoration filling the spaces. This is surrounded by a circle of interlocking geometric shapes (L shaped) in different colours. There is then a border of rough heart shaped red leaves with orange V shapes and other small floral icons. This is surrounded by another border of interlocking L/geometric shapes. The linen cloth is a tabby/plain weave, approx 16 x 16 tpc, with consistent thread dia. Both fabrics are stained.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven wool and linen Linen Wool Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama A roundel from a linen tunic. It is tapestry-woven in coloured wools (red, green, brown, dark blue, light blue, orange and yellow) on a linen warp (z-spun) and remains stitched (whip stitch) to a backing of undyed linen cloth. At the centre are four birds. The top two are peacocks and are back to back with heads turned in to each other. A vase and garland is between them. The bottom two are quails and are back to back facing away from each other. They sit in a circle of red background with some floral decoration filling the spaces. This is surrounded by a circle of interlocking geometric shapes (L shaped) in different colours. There is then a border of rough heart shaped red leaves with orange V shapes and other small floral icons. This is surrounded by another border of interlocking L/geometric shapes. The linen cloth is a tabby/plain weave, approx 16 x 16 tpc, with consistent thread dia. Both fabrics are stained.

Üslup Late Antique