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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1200
Publication Place	Syria (made) -
Subject	Archaeology Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Width: 360mm, Height: 92mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1235-1864
Record ID	1235-1864
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1200
Notes	A fragment of woven silk lampas. Syria, ca. AD1200-1300. Complex weave. Double warp, z-spun. Colours are green, yellow, red, black, buff. It is a striped piece with an eagle at the centre and possibly with gold discs at its head. Various coloured stripes are behind it and on either side are inscriptions woven into some of the stripes. Another stripe has a row of heart shaped motives. On the left side is an animal (dog?) with floral motives in the background. On the right is a lion with a human face, with a mane like a pointed star. Both the eagle and the animals are repeated in reverse above but the fabric has been cut so only the heads remain. The pieces has a number of holes. A lampus is a luxury weave having a background weft with supplementary weft laid on top to form the design. The motifs stand out from the backing. It was used a lot in furnishing as it is a heavier fabric. It was in use from around AD900 and had great popularity in the 16th century.
Sample Text	Translation Lasting glory
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	A fragment of woven silk lampas. Complex weave. Double warp, z-spun. Colours are green, yellow, red, black, buff. It is a striped piece with an eagle at the centre and possibly with gold discs at its head. Various coloured stripes are behind it and on either side are inscriptions woven into some of the stripes. Another stripe has a row of heart shaped motives. On the left side is an animal (dog?) with floral motives in the background. On the right is a lion with a human face, with a mane like a pointed star. Both the eagle and the animals are repeated in reverse above but the fabric has been cut so only the heads remain. The pieces has a number of holes.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1200

Publication Place Syria (made) -

Subject Archaeology Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Width: 360mm, Height: 92mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1235-1864

Record ID 1235-1864

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1200

Notes A fragment of woven silk lampas. Syria, ca. AD1200-1300. Complex weave. Double warp, z-spun. Colours are green, yellow, red, black, buff. It is a striped piece with an eagle at the centre and possibly with gold discs at its head. Various coloured stripes are behind it and on either side are inscriptions woven into some of the stripes. Another stripe has a row of heart shaped motives. On the left side is an animal (dog?) with floral motives in the background. On the right is a lion with a human face, with a mane like a pointed star. Both the eagle and the animals are repeated in reverse above but the fabric has been cut so only the heads remain. The pieces has a number of holes. A lampus is a luxury weave having a background weft with supplementary weft laid on top to form the design. The motifs stand out from the backing. It was used a lot in furnishing as it is a heavier fabric. It was in use from around AD900 and had great popularity in the 16th century.

Sample Text Translation Lasting glory

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama A fragment of woven silk lampas. Complex weave. Double warp, z-spun. Colours are green, yellow, red, black, buff. It is a striped piece with an eagle at the centre and possibly with gold discs at its head. Various coloured stripes are behind it and on either side are inscriptions woven into some of the stripes. Another stripe has a row of heart shaped motives. On the left side is an animal (dog?) with floral motives in the background. On the right is a lion with a human face, with a mane like a pointed star. Both the eagle and the animals are repeated in reverse above but the fabric has been cut so only the heads remain. The pieces has a number of holes.