Author
Unknown
Publication Date
700
Publication Place
Antinoe (made) Egypt (made) -
Subject
Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 33mm, Width: 40mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2194A-1900
Record ID
2194A-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
700
Notes
Samite, compound twill, in red and gold. Egyptian, possibly Antinoe, ca. AD700-1000. It has been attached to a clear, plastic backing. Imagery of birds and flowers in bands. Samite (twill woven silk) was thought to originate from Persia under Sassanian rule (AD224-651). It was commonly decorated with pairs of animals and birds and set in pearled lotus roundels. It is often found in Western burials, within church possessions and along the Silk Road. Byzantine weaving workshops took on the samite technique to make it an essential weave of the period. It was a luxury textile of the Middle Ages brought to Europe when the Crusades opened up direct contact with the East. It was forbidden to the middle classes of France under the sumptuary rules c. 1470.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Samite, compound twill, in red and gold. It has been attached to a clear, plastic backing. Imagery of birds and flowers in bands.
