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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1500
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Width: 155mm, Height: 100mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.27-1929
Record ID	T.27-1929
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1500
Notes	Multi-coloured woven silk fragment using the soumak technique. Egyptian, Ottoman period ca. AD1500-1700. The pattern is of maroon diamonds with internal geometric designs of black/red or yellow/blue. There are a number of holes across the piece and some areas are soil encrusted.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven silk, soumak technique. Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama	Multi-coloured woven silk fragment using the soumak technique. The pattern is of maroon diamonds with internal geometric designs of black/red or yellow/blue. There are a number of holes across the piece and some areas are soil encrusted.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1500

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Textiles Death

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Width: 155mm, Height: 100mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.27-1929

Record ID T.27-1929

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1500

Notes Multi-coloured woven silk fragment using the soumak technique. Egyptian, Ottoman period ca. AD1500-1700. The pattern is of maroon diamonds with internal geometric designs of black/red or yellow/blue. There are a number of holes across the piece and some areas are soil encrusted.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven silk, soumak technique. Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing

Fiziksel açıklama Multi-coloured woven silk fragment using the soumak technique. The pattern is of maroon diamonds with internal geometric designs of black/red or yellow/blue. There are a number of holes across the piece and some areas are soil encrusted.