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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject	Textiles Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	268-1889
Record ID	268-1889
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Fragment from a hanging or cover, tapestry woven linen and wool, Akhmim, Egypt, 4th Century - 5th Century
Sample Text	Transliteration,
İlişki	Chester
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Tapestry Weave Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment from the centre of either a hanging or cover, tapestry woven in wool on linen warp (7 warp ends/cm). Although only a small portion remains here, the other fragments of this piece (see object production note) show that the textile was based on a symmetrical arrangement of registers. These are outlined below, although not all are present on this fragment. 1. Three wreath-like bands of leaves on a black ground, with each band containing alternating pairs of orange and green leaves, with a blossom every six leaves. Between these two registers are birds standing on branches, on a cherry-red ground. Based on the composition of the Metropolitan Museum fragment (see Object Production Note), the birds would have been in a pair facing each other with a basket of grapes betwen them. Information from Hartley et al. (see references): The paired bird motif would have repeated twice across the width of the textile, and three times down its length. 2. Below this series is a register of five bands. The top and botom are again based on wreaths, with two-tone leaves alternating green, red, blue and orange in sets of four. The second and fourth bands are based on jewellery in gold with almond-shaped gemstones in green, red and blue. The middle register is perhaps also based on weath designs, with alternating blocks of colour like the outer bands, but far more geometic. The Metropolitan Museum fragment shows that a similar register would have been placed above the bird registers also. 3. At the bottom of the fragment is a wider individual bands of leaves and roses, both face on and, in the outer borders, shown in profile.
Üretim	Another piece in the V&A, 267-1889, comes from the lower left of the textile. A fragment in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (90.5.153) comes from the same piece and appears to join directly above that fragment. Hartley et. al (see references) estimate the original complete size of the cover as c. 272 x 210 cm. They identify it as a mattress cover rather than hanging.
Üslup	Egyptian Late Antique

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Place Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -

Subject Textiles Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 268-1889

Record ID 268-1889

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Fragment from a hanging or cover, tapestry woven linen and wool, Akhmim, Egypt, 4th Century - 5th Century

Sample Text Transliteration,

İlişki Chester

Malzemeler ve teknikler Tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Tapestry Weave Dyeing

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment from the centre of either a hanging or cover, tapestry woven in wool on linen warp (7 warp ends/cm). Although only a small portion remains here, the other fragments of this piece (see object production note) show that the textile was based on a symmetrical arrangement of registers. These are outlined below, although not all are present on this fragment. 1. Three wreath-like bands of leaves on a black ground, with each band containing alternating pairs of orange and green leaves, with a blossom every six leaves. Between these two registers are birds standing on branches, on a cherry-red ground. Based on the composition of the Metropolitan Museum fragment (see Object Production Note), the birds would have been in a pair facing each other with a basket of grapes betwen them. Information from Hartley et al. (see references): The paired bird motif would have repeated twice across the width of the textile, and three times down its length. 2. Below this series is a register of five bands. The top and botom are again based on wreaths, with two-tone leaves alternating green, red, blue and orange in sets of four. The second and fourth bands are based on jewellery in gold with almond-shaped gemstones in green, red and blue. The middle register is perhaps also based on weath designs, with alternating blocks of colour like the outer bands, but far more geometic. The Metropolitan Museum fragment shows that a similar register would have been placed above the bird registers also. 3. At the bottom of the fragment is a wider individual bands of leaves and roses, both face on and, in the outer borders, shown in profile.

Üretim Another piece in the V&A, 267-1889, comes from the lower left of the textile. A fragment in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (90.5.153) comes from the same piece and appears to join directly above that fragment. Hartley et. al (see references) estimate the original complete size of the cover as c. 272 x 210 cm. They identify it as a mattress cover rather than hanging.

Üslup Egyptian Late Antique