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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	Length: 7in, Width: 5in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	815-1903
Record ID	815-1903
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Portion of a roundel of linen embroidered with coloured silks, depicting the Last Supper. A curved band, issuing from anobject now unintelligible, touches the halo of one of the figures. The ground is green. There is a border of heart-shaped flowers and rosettes. 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 Weaving Embroidery
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment of a roundel of linen embroidered with coloured silks, depicting the Last Supper. A curved band, issuing from anothect now unintelligible, touches the halo of one of the figures. The ground is green. There is a border of heart-shaped flowers and rosettes. The roundel has been stitched to a plain woven, undyed linen 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 Length: 7in, Width: 5in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 815-1903

Record ID 815-1903

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Portion of a roundel of linen embroidered with coloured silks, depicting the Last Supper. A curved band, issuing from anobject now unintelligible, touches the halo of one of the figures. The ground is green. There is a border of heart-shaped flowers and rosettes. 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 Weaving Embroidery

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment of a roundel of linen embroidered with coloured silks, depicting the Last Supper. A curved band, issuing from anothect now unintelligible, touches the halo of one of the figures. The ground is green. There is a border of heart-shaped flowers and rosettes. The roundel has been stitched to a plain woven, undyed linen 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