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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Akhmim (found, possibly) -
Subject	Textiles Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 18.5in, Width: 6in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	278-1889
Record ID	278-1889
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Band from a linen cloth, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread. Three stripes of guilloche ornament in outline on a dark purple ground, separated by two yellow stripes with a row of heart-shaped devices in red.
İlişki	Chester
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Plain woven linen, tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Tapestry Weave
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment from a linen tunic, possibly either a clavus or sleeve-band, tapestry woven in dyed wool weft over undyed linen warps. A small portion of the surrounding plain woven, undyed linen tunic remains attached to the tapestry fragment. The tapstry decoration consists of three broad bands in dark purple, with a guilloche design picked out over the ground in linen thread using flying-shuttle technique. Between these bands are yellow stripes, with a row of red heart-shaped designs.
Üslup	Late Antique

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Place Egypt (made) Akhmim (found, possibly) -

Subject Textiles Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 18.5in, Width: 6in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 278-1889

Record ID 278-1889

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Band from a linen cloth, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread. Three stripes of guilloche ornament in outline on a dark purple ground, separated by two yellow stripes with a row of heart-shaped devices in red.

İlişki Chester

Malzemeler ve teknikler Plain woven linen, tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Tapestry Weave

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment from a linen tunic, possibly either a clavus or sleeve-band, tapestry woven in dyed wool weft over undyed linen warps. A small portion of the surrounding plain woven, undyed linen tunic remains attached to the tapestry fragment. The tapstry decoration consists of three broad bands in dark purple, with a guilloche design picked out over the ground in linen thread using flying-shuttle technique. Between these bands are yellow stripes, with a row of red heart-shaped designs.

Üslup Late Antique