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Shoulder band

Title	Shoulder band
Publication Place	Akhmim (made) -
Subject	Textiles Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 18in, Width: 4in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	869-1886
Record ID	869-1886
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Portion of a shoulder-band from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread on linen warps. A succession of ornamental tree forms with birds, and above these a standing nimbed figure, on a red ground. Border of conventional wavy stems on a red ground, and narrow outer geometrical border in dark and light blue. It ends below in a narrow stripe for connecting a roundel (now missing). At the top there remains a fragment of the band for bordering the neck.
İlişki	Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Linen Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Portion of a shoulder-band from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread on linen warps. A succession of ornamental tree forms with birds, and above these a standing nimbed figure, on a red ground. Border of conventional wavy stems on a red ground, and narrow outer geometrical border in dark and light blue. It ends below in a narrow stripe for connecting a roundel (now missing). At the top there remains a fragment of the band for bordering the neck.

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Shoulder band

Publication Place Akhmim (made) -

Subject Textiles Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 18in, Width: 4in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 869-1886

Record ID 869-1886

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Portion of a shoulder-band from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread on linen warps. A succession of ornamental tree forms with birds, and above these a standing nimbed figure, on a red ground. Border of conventional wavy stems on a red ground, and narrow outer geometrical border in dark and light blue. It ends below in a narrow stripe for connecting a roundel (now missing). At the top there remains a fragment of the band for bordering the neck.

İlişki Henry Wallis

Malzemeler ve teknikler Linen Wool Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Portion of a shoulder-band from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread on linen warps. A succession of ornamental tree forms with birds, and above these a standing nimbed figure, on a red ground. Border of conventional wavy stems on a red ground, and narrow outer geometrical border in dark and light blue. It ends below in a narrow stripe for connecting a roundel (now missing). At the top there remains a fragment of the band for bordering the neck.