Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 21in, Width: 14in, Of border width: 2in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
644-1886
Record ID
644-1886
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Portion of a linen cloth with ornament woven in woollen loops in green, yellow, and shades of red. Diaper of rose-petals. Down one side is a border of heart-shapes on a straight green band.
İlişki
Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen with looped wool pile Linen Wool Plain Weave Looped Pile
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a plain woven undyed linen cloth, possibly a hanging or cover. Decoration has been created with looped pile, formed from picks of dyed woolen weft woven into the ground fabric. The main decoration consists of a diaper of rose petals in green, yellow and shades of red. Down the left side is a border of heart shapes, again in shades of red through to yellow, on a green field.
Üslup
Egyptian Late Antique
