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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	700
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 43mm, Width: 30mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	2201G-1900
Record ID	2201G-1900
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	700
Notes	A fragment of a what appears to be a border. Probably Egyptian, ca. AD700-1000. Slit-tapestry woven with linen warp and silk weft. Highly colourful. A dark blue trefoil motif is bordered in white then surrounded by red, green and yellow. The border is edged with red and white lines.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven linen and silk Linen Silk Weaving Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama	A fragment of a what appears to be a border. Slit-tapestry woven with linen warp and silk weft. Highly colourful. A dark blue trefoil motif is bordered in white then surrounded by red, green and yellow. The border is edged with red and white lines.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 700

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Textiles Death

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 43mm, Width: 30mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 2201G-1900

Record ID 2201G-1900

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 700

Notes A fragment of a what appears to be a border. Probably Egyptian, ca. AD700-1000. Slit-tapestry woven with linen warp and silk weft. Highly colourful. A dark blue trefoil motif is bordered in white then surrounded by red, green and yellow. The border is edged with red and white lines.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven linen and silk Linen Silk Weaving Dyeing

Fiziksel açıklama A fragment of a what appears to be a border. Slit-tapestry woven with linen warp and silk weft. Highly colourful. A dark blue trefoil motif is bordered in white then surrounded by red, green and yellow. The border is edged with red and white lines.