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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Place	Egypt (found) Antinoe (found) -
Subject	Textiles Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 15in, Width: 1.75in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.163-1914
Record ID	T.163-1914
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Clavus from a tunic, tapestry woven wool and linen, Egypt, Antinoe, 5th-7th Century
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tapestry woven linen and wool Wool Linen Thread Tapestry Weave
Fiziksel açıklama	Portion of a clavus / shoulder-band from a woollen tunic, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread. The clavus has been cut away from the surrounding tunic to leave only this decorative portion. The clavus is decorated with squares containing quartefoil rosettes, in two alternating colour schemes. The border is decorated with triangular or arrow-head shaped leaves. There is a stem connecting the clavus to what would originally have been a pendant ornament, now lost.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Place Egypt (found) Antinoe (found) -

Subject Textiles Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 15in, Width: 1.75in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.163-1914

Record ID T.163-1914

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Clavus from a tunic, tapestry woven wool and linen, Egypt, Antinoe, 5th-7th Century

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

Fiziksel açıklama Portion of a clavus / shoulder-band from a woollen tunic, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread. The clavus has been cut away from the surrounding tunic to leave only this decorative portion. The clavus is decorated with squares containing quartefoil rosettes, in two alternating colour schemes. The border is decorated with triangular or arrow-head shaped leaves. There is a stem connecting the clavus to what would originally have been a pendant ornament, now lost.