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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Place	Faiyum (found) -
Subject	Textiles Embroidery Africa Archaeology
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 8cm, Width: 19cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.115-1975
Record ID	T.115-1975
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Fragment of a textile, linen embroidered in wool, Egypt, possibly the Faiyum, 5th Century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linen with wool embroidery Linen Wool Embroidery
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment from a larger textile, possibly a furnishing fabric or hanging, in linen embroidered in red, green, pink, yellow and mauve wool. The mauve wool is S-spun, all other colours Z-spun. Couched linen thread has been used as detailing and for outlines. The design shows a woman dressed in a green, yellow and mauve tunic, standing beside a red curtain.
Üslup	Late Antique

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Place Faiyum (found) -

Subject Textiles Embroidery Africa Archaeology

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 8cm, Width: 19cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.115-1975

Record ID T.115-1975

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Fragment of a textile, linen embroidered in wool, Egypt, possibly the Faiyum, 5th Century

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linen with wool embroidery Linen Wool Embroidery

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment from a larger textile, possibly a furnishing fabric or hanging, in linen embroidered in red, green, pink, yellow and mauve wool. The mauve wool is S-spun, all other colours Z-spun. Couched linen thread has been used as detailing and for outlines. The design shows a woman dressed in a green, yellow and mauve tunic, standing beside a red curtain.

Üslup Late Antique