Publication Place
Akhmim (made) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 23in, Width: 4in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
733-1886
Record ID
733-1886
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Shoulder-band from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread on linen warps. Standing female figure with hands upraised ( orans ) in the middle. Below is a woman holding a scarf over her head, a pair of smaller standing figures, and an arched device. Abvoe are two arched devices and a pair of standing figures. The ground is red. It terminates in a pear-shaped pendant containing a bird. Triple border of heart-shaped floral forms and geometrical ornament.
İlişki
Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Shoulder-band from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread on linen warps. Standing female figure with hands upraised ( orans ) in the middle. Below is a woman holding a scarf over her head, a pair of smaller standing figures, and an arched device. Abvoe are two arched devices and a pair of standing figures. The ground is red. It terminates in a pear-shaped pendant containing a bird. Triple border of heart-shaped floral forms and geometrical ornament.
