Author
Unknown
Publication Date
200
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Antinoe (made) -
Subject
Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 380mm, Width: 110mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1025-1901
Record ID
1025-1901
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
200
Notes
A band from a linen tunic. Egyptian, ca. AD200-400. The decoration is tapestry woven in purple wool with small details in red and blue/green wool on a linen backing. The decorative band (50mm wide) consists of three figures in a row The first is a woman wrapped in a long robe and holding a staff in her right hand. The second figure is of a man wearing a short tunic. The third is another woman wrapped in a robe, she has a red and blue/green stripealong the parting of her hair. The figures are in purple with undyed thread forming the details. They sit within a single lined border on either side. The linen on which the figures were woven was very fine although most has been lost. The band is attached to a coarser linen cloth at 17x22 tpc (sys 1 x sys 2). This thread width differs in some places. Two thick rows run alongside the left side of the band, created by weaving 4 or 5 linen threads together at that point. At the top right corner of the band are red threads which probably formed part of the neckline. The piece is stained. See 1024-1901 and 1026-1901
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven linen and wool Linen Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
A band from a linen tunic. The decoration is tapestry woven in purple wool with small details in red and blue/green wool on a linen backing. The decorative band (50mm wide) consists of three figures in a row The first is a woman wrapped in a long robe and holding a staff in her right hand. The second figure is of a man wearing a short tunic. The third is another woman wrapped in a robe, she has a red and blue/green stripealong the parting of her hair. The figures are in purple with undyed thread forming the details. They sit within a single lined border on either side. The linen on which the figures were woven was very fine although most has been lost. The band is attached to a coarser linen cloth at 17x22 tpc (sys 1 x sys 2). This thread width differs in some places. Two thick rows run alongside the left side of the band, created by weaving 4 or 5 linen threads together at that point. At the top right corner of the band are red threads which probably formed part of the neckline. The piece is stained. See 1024-1901 and 1026-1901
Üslup
|Coptic
