Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 19in, Width: 15in, Of panel length: 11in, Of panel width: 11in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
643-1886
Record ID
643-1886
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Square panel from a linen cloth faced with loops, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread. In the middle, stepped device within a circle enclosed by a square; around are rosettes and barbed quatrefoils alternating. Zig-Zag border.
İlişki
Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen with looped linen pile, tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Tapestry Weave Looped Pile Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Square panel from an undyed linen cushion or cover. The plain woven ground fabric has been faced with long loops of undyed linen. At the centre is a panel, tapestry woven in red, orange, yellow green and blue wool, and undyed linen thread. The panel has been divded into nine compartments. At the centre is a stepped cross in red and green wool, within a red roundel, within a red square. Surrounding this are nine compartments containing alternating rosettes (red with a blue centre) and quatrefoils (yellow and orange with a green centre), all on a purple-brown ground. The panel has a zig-zag border. In the centre is a tapestry woven panel in coloured wools and undyed linen thread. In the middle,
Üslup
Late Antique
