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Hair net

Title	Hair net
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	300
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Archaeology Africa Hats & Headwear Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Diameter: 15in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	322-1889
Record ID	322-1889
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	300
Notes	This is a circular net snood made of undyed linen. It would have been worn by a woman in Egypt during the first millennium AD. The hair net was allegedly excavated at Fayum, where cemeteries had been used for interments from the Ptolemaic period until at least the sixth century The more recent burials yielded examples of actual clothing, reflecting changes in burial practices that took place in the Roman world with the gradual adoption of Christianity.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linen netting Linen Netting
Fiziksel açıklama	Hair net of circular form, netted in fine linen thread in large and small ornamental meshes. The threads are knotted together, where they cross one another. The net has been gummed to a card.
Üretim	Allegedly from Fayum

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Hair net

Author Unknown

Publication Date 300

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Archaeology Africa Hats & Headwear Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Diameter: 15in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 322-1889

Record ID 322-1889

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 300

Notes This is a circular net snood made of undyed linen. It would have been worn by a woman in Egypt during the first millennium AD. The hair net was allegedly excavated at Fayum, where cemeteries had been used for interments from the Ptolemaic period until at least the sixth century The more recent burials yielded examples of actual clothing, reflecting changes in burial practices that took place in the Roman world with the gradual adoption of Christianity.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linen netting Linen Netting

Fiziksel açıklama Hair net of circular form, netted in fine linen thread in large and small ornamental meshes. The threads are knotted together, where they cross one another. The net has been gummed to a card.

Üretim Allegedly from Fayum