Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa Archaeology Death
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 350mm, Width: 260mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.139-1976
Record ID
T.139-1976
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment, plain woven and chequered linen, Akhmim, Egypt, 4th Century - 8th Century
İlişki
Petrie, (William Matthew) Flinders (Sir)
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven and chequered linen Linen Plain Weave Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a plain woven linen cloth, chequered with blue linen. Each cheque is created using two blue warps and two blue wefts, running 8mm apart (c. every 8 wefts and 10 warps). The piece has been cut on all four edges. There is some slight staining and a small hole. Plain weave: Linen weft (S-spun, 1 ply) Linen warp (S-spun, 1 ply) Approx. 16x12 tpc Thread diameters vary from 0.2 - 1mm
Üslup
Late Antique
