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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Place	Egypt (found) Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 190mm, Width: 145mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	125-1891
Record ID	125-1891
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Fragment of decoration from a linen (s-spun) tunic. Egyptian, ca. AD600-800. Embroidered in coloured silks in slanted filling (blue, red, yellow, greens, black, brown). The piece is badly fragmented. One edge is bordered with yellow and green lines and then a row of lotus (?) flowers. A pair of hands can be seen and they possibly hold a child. To the right of this is a bird and above the bird are two pairs of bare legs.
İlişki	Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Plain woven linen with silk embroidery Linen Silk Plain Weave Embroidery
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment of decoration from a a plain woven, undyed linen tunic, embroidered in coloured silks in slanted filling (blue, red, yellow, greens, black, brown). The piece is badly fragmented. One edge is bordered with yellow and green lines and then a row of possibly lotus lowers. A pair of hands can be seen and they possibly hold a child. To the right of this is a bird and above the bird are two pairs of bare legs. It is possible that this fragment is part of the same scene depicted on 124-1891, possibly the Adoration of the Magi.
Üretim	Embroidery is relatively uncommon amongst Late Antique Egyptian textiles. It is possible that this piece was imported or embroidered by a non-Egyptian. 124-1891, 125-1891 and 126-1891 all possibly come from the same tunic.
Üslup	Late Antique

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Place Egypt (found) Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 190mm, Width: 145mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 125-1891

Record ID 125-1891

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Fragment of decoration from a linen (s-spun) tunic. Egyptian, ca. AD600-800. Embroidered in coloured silks in slanted filling (blue, red, yellow, greens, black, brown). The piece is badly fragmented. One edge is bordered with yellow and green lines and then a row of lotus (?) flowers. A pair of hands can be seen and they possibly hold a child. To the right of this is a bird and above the bird are two pairs of bare legs.

İlişki Wallis

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

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment of decoration from a a plain woven, undyed linen tunic, embroidered in coloured silks in slanted filling (blue, red, yellow, greens, black, brown). The piece is badly fragmented. One edge is bordered with yellow and green lines and then a row of possibly lotus lowers. A pair of hands can be seen and they possibly hold a child. To the right of this is a bird and above the bird are two pairs of bare legs. It is possible that this fragment is part of the same scene depicted on 124-1891, possibly the Adoration of the Magi.

Üretim Embroidery is relatively uncommon amongst Late Antique Egyptian textiles. It is possible that this piece was imported or embroidered by a non-Egyptian. 124-1891, 125-1891 and 126-1891 all possibly come from the same tunic.

Üslup Late Antique