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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Place	Oxyrhynchus (found) -
Subject	Textiles Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 21cm, Width: 14.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.149-1922
Record ID	T.149-1922
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Fragment, ornament from either a tunic or furnishing, tapestry woven linen and wool, Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, 5th Century - 7th Century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Tapestry Weave Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment of a the lower-left corner of tapestry woven panel in undyed linen and brown dyed wool thread. None of the surrounding ground fabric remains. The remaining pattern, light on dark, depicts a hunting scene of a mounted rider attacking an animal, within a border of circles. Details are picked out in flying thread brocading in brown wool thread. Tapesty weave: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun)
Üslup	Late Antique

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Place Oxyrhynchus (found) -

Subject Textiles Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 21cm, Width: 14.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.149-1922

Record ID T.149-1922

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Fragment, ornament from either a tunic or furnishing, tapestry woven linen and wool, Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, 5th Century - 7th Century

Malzemeler ve teknikler Tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Tapestry Weave Dyeing

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment of a the lower-left corner of tapestry woven panel in undyed linen and brown dyed wool thread. None of the surrounding ground fabric remains. The remaining pattern, light on dark, depicts a hunting scene of a mounted rider attacking an animal, within a border of circles. Details are picked out in flying thread brocading in brown wool thread. Tapesty weave: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun)

Üslup Late Antique