| Title | |
|---|---|
| Author | Unknown (maker) |
| Publication Place | Egypt (made) Antinoe (found) - |
| Subject | Archaeology Textiles |
| Type | Other |
| Language | Undetermined |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | Piece 1 height: 190mm, Piece 1 width: 65mm, Piece 2 height: 75mm, Piece 2 width: 50mm |
| Library: | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Library Asset ID | 2182-1900 |
| Record ID | 2182-1900 |
| Library Location | Middle East Section |
| Notes | Two pieces of samite, compound twill. Possibly Byzantine ca. AD600-900. Brightly coloured in blue, white, brown/gold. Circles appear to have animals within them. Possibly antelope and deer. Palmette shapes lie between the circles on a blue background. The fabric is stained in places and has holes. Samite (twill woven silk) was thought to originate from Persia under Sassanian rule (AD224-651). It was commonly decorated with pairs of animals and birds and set in pearled lotus roundels. It is often found in Western burials, within church possessions and along the Silk Road. Byzantine weaving workshops took on the samite technique to make it an essential weave of the period. It was a luxury textile of the Middle Ages brought to Europe when the Crusades opened up direct contact with the East. It was forbidden to the middle classes of France under the sumptuary rules c. 1470. |
| Malzemeler ve teknikler | Woven silk samite Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing |
| Fiziksel açıklama | Two pieces of silk samite (weft-faced compound twill) in in blue, white, red and brown/gold. The design consists of a repeated pattern of roundels containing confronted ibexes, and leopards with palmettes lying between the roundels. |
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Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Antinoe (found) -
Subject
Archaeology Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Piece 1 height: 190mm, Piece 1 width: 65mm, Piece 2 height: 75mm, Piece 2 width: 50mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2182-1900
Record ID
2182-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Two pieces of samite, compound twill. Possibly Byzantine ca. AD600-900. Brightly coloured in blue, white, brown/gold. Circles appear to have animals within them. Possibly antelope and deer. Palmette shapes lie between the circles on a blue background. The fabric is stained in places and has holes. Samite (twill woven silk) was thought to originate from Persia under Sassanian rule (AD224-651). It was commonly decorated with pairs of animals and birds and set in pearled lotus roundels. It is often found in Western burials, within church possessions and along the Silk Road. Byzantine weaving workshops took on the samite technique to make it an essential weave of the period. It was a luxury textile of the Middle Ages brought to Europe when the Crusades opened up direct contact with the East. It was forbidden to the middle classes of France under the sumptuary rules c. 1470.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk samite Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Two pieces of silk samite (weft-faced compound twill) in in blue, white, red and brown/gold. The design consists of a repeated pattern of roundels containing confronted ibexes, and leopards with palmettes lying between the roundels.
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