Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 10in, Width: 10in, Of ornament length: 5.5in, Of ornament width: 5.5in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1364-1888
Record ID
1364-1888
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Ornament from a linen cloth, woven in purple and orange woollen loops. A short notched band in purple and orange colour.
İlişki
Greville Chester
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen with looped wool pile Linen Wool Plain Weave Looped Pile
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a plain woven undyed linen cloth, possibly a hanging or cover. Decoration has been created with looped pile, formed from picks of dyed woolen weft woven into the ground fabric. The pile decoration consists of an 'H' shaped ornament, with the centre in orange wool and the 'bars' of the 'H' in purple. At the bottom of the fragment are two horizontal bands of purple wool weft.
Üslup
Egyptian Late Antique
