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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1100
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Africa Archaeology Textiles
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 20mm, Length: 360mm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	219-1890
Record ID	219-1890
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1100
Notes	A thin strip of tapestry woven linen and wool. Egypt, ca. AD1100-1300. The linen is white and of plain weave, slightly glazed. The decorative strip has been cut short at one end. It is a band (10mm wide) of woven purple wool and linen with a script-like, scrolling decoration with a floral motif in between the scrolling. The piece is stained and has some wear.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven wool and linen Wool Linen Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	A thin strip of tapestry woven linen and wool. The linen is white and of plain weave, slightly glazed. The decorative strip has been cut short at one end. It is a band (10mm wide) of woven purple wool and linen with a script-like, scrolling decoration with a floral motif in between the scrolling. The piece is stained and has some wear.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1100

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Africa Archaeology Textiles

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 20mm, Length: 360mm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 219-1890

Record ID 219-1890

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1100

Notes A thin strip of tapestry woven linen and wool. Egypt, ca. AD1100-1300. The linen is white and of plain weave, slightly glazed. The decorative strip has been cut short at one end. It is a band (10mm wide) of woven purple wool and linen with a script-like, scrolling decoration with a floral motif in between the scrolling. The piece is stained and has some wear.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven wool and linen Wool Linen Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama A thin strip of tapestry woven linen and wool. The linen is white and of plain weave, slightly glazed. The decorative strip has been cut short at one end. It is a band (10mm wide) of woven purple wool and linen with a script-like, scrolling decoration with a floral motif in between the scrolling. The piece is stained and has some wear.