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Roundel

Title	Roundel
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Egypt (found) Egypt (made) -
Subject	Textiles Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 3in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	816-1903
Record ID	816-1903
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Pendent roundel from a shoulder-band of linen embroidered with coloured silks. It represents the half-length figure of an angel holding a staff with a cross at the top in the left hand, and another object, partly effaced, in the right. The ground is green. There is a border of heart-shaped flowers and rosettes, and there are traces of a narrow stripe which connected the pendant with the shoulder-band. The roundel has been stitched to a linen tunic, a fragment of which remains.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Plain woven linen with silk embroidery Linen Silk Plain Weave Embroidery
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment from a plain woven, undyed linen tunic, with a pendent roundel from a shoulder-band embroidered with coloured silks. It represents the half-length figure of an angel holding a staff with a cross at the top in the left hand, and another object, partly effaced, in the right. The ground is green. There is a border of heart-shaped flowers and rosettes, and there are traces of a narrow stripe which connected the pendant with the shoulder-band. The roundel has been stitched to the tunic, a fragment of which remains.
Üretim	Embroidery is relatively uncommon amongst Late Antique Egyptian textiles. It is possible that this piece was imported or embroidered by a non-Egyptian.
Üslup	Egyptian

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Roundel

Author Unknown

Publication Place Egypt (found) Egypt (made) -

Subject Textiles Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 3in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 816-1903

Record ID 816-1903

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Pendent roundel from a shoulder-band of linen embroidered with coloured silks. It represents the half-length figure of an angel holding a staff with a cross at the top in the left hand, and another object, partly effaced, in the right. The ground is green. There is a border of heart-shaped flowers and rosettes, and there are traces of a narrow stripe which connected the pendant with the shoulder-band. The roundel has been stitched to a linen tunic, a fragment of which remains.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Plain woven linen with silk embroidery Linen Silk Plain Weave Embroidery

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment from a plain woven, undyed linen tunic, with a pendent roundel from a shoulder-band embroidered with coloured silks. It represents the half-length figure of an angel holding a staff with a cross at the top in the left hand, and another object, partly effaced, in the right. The ground is green. There is a border of heart-shaped flowers and rosettes, and there are traces of a narrow stripe which connected the pendant with the shoulder-band. The roundel has been stitched to the tunic, a fragment of which remains.

Üretim Embroidery is relatively uncommon amongst Late Antique Egyptian textiles. It is possible that this piece was imported or embroidered by a non-Egyptian.

Üslup Egyptian