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Shoulder band

Title	Shoulder band
Author	Unknown
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Syria (made) -
Subject	Islam Textiles Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 55.8cm, Width: 9.5cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	2150-1900
Record ID	2150-1900
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	This silk band was of a type specifically used as decorative trimming for tunics. Large numbers of similar examples have been found in Egyptian burial sites. Stylistically they have their origins in classical Greek art. Some examples include Greek and Coptic names and were evidently made for the Christian market, while others, like this piece, have Islamic inscriptions. The tunic from which this band has been taken was probably plain in its decoration and was almost certainly discarded at the time of excavation.
Sample Text	Islamic inscriptionNoteArabic, Transliteration,
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven compound twill silk Silk Woven
Parçalar	Shoulder Band, Backing
Fiziksel açıklama	Band from a tunic, composed of woven compound twill silk, decorated with running figures, trees, birds and inscriptions.
Üslup	Umayyad Abbasid Islamic

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Shoulder band

Author Unknown

Publication Place Egypt (made) Syria (made) -

Subject Islam Textiles Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 55.8cm, Width: 9.5cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 2150-1900

Record ID 2150-1900

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes This silk band was of a type specifically used as decorative trimming for tunics. Large numbers of similar examples have been found in Egyptian burial sites. Stylistically they have their origins in classical Greek art. Some examples include Greek and Coptic names and were evidently made for the Christian market, while others, like this piece, have Islamic inscriptions. The tunic from which this band has been taken was probably plain in its decoration and was almost certainly discarded at the time of excavation.

Sample Text Islamic inscriptionNoteArabic, Transliteration,

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven compound twill silk Silk Woven

Parçalar Shoulder Band, Backing

Fiziksel açıklama Band from a tunic, composed of woven compound twill silk, decorated with running figures, trees, birds and inscriptions.

Üslup Umayyad Abbasid Islamic