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Title	Textile
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1000
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Piece 1 height: 50mm, Piece 1 width: 85mm, Piece 2 height: 80mm, Piece 2 width: 105mm, Piece 3 width: 23mm, Piece 3 height: 53mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.805-1919
Record ID	T.805-1919
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1000
Notes	Three fragments of tapestry woven silk on linen. Probably from a scarf. Egyptian, Manshiya, Fatimid, ca. AD1000-1200. Tiraz. Bands of decoration are woven across the fabric (black, yellow, blue, brown). The decoration is geometric with oval shapes containing swirlled pattterns inside thenm. It is possible that a line of script lies betwwen two of these bands in piece 2 and 3. The linen is undyed and the fabric is stained.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven silk and linen Silk Linen Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Three fragments of tapestry woven silk on linen. Probably from a scarf. Bands of decoration are woven across the fabric (black, yellow, blue, brown). The decoration is geometric with oval shapes containing swirlled pattterns inside thenm. It is possible that a line of script lies betwwen two of these bands in piece 2 and 3. The linen is undyed and the fabric is stained.

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Textile

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1000

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Piece 1 height: 50mm, Piece 1 width: 85mm, Piece 2 height: 80mm, Piece 2 width: 105mm, Piece 3 width: 23mm, Piece 3 height: 53mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.805-1919

Record ID T.805-1919

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1000

Notes Three fragments of tapestry woven silk on linen. Probably from a scarf. Egyptian, Manshiya, Fatimid, ca. AD1000-1200. Tiraz. Bands of decoration are woven across the fabric (black, yellow, blue, brown). The decoration is geometric with oval shapes containing swirlled pattterns inside thenm. It is possible that a line of script lies betwwen two of these bands in piece 2 and 3. The linen is undyed and the fabric is stained.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven silk and linen Silk Linen Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Three fragments of tapestry woven silk on linen. Probably from a scarf. Bands of decoration are woven across the fabric (black, yellow, blue, brown). The decoration is geometric with oval shapes containing swirlled pattterns inside thenm. It is possible that a line of script lies betwwen two of these bands in piece 2 and 3. The linen is undyed and the fabric is stained.