Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa Archaeology
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 21cm, Width: 3cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.551-1974
Record ID
T.551-1974
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment, possibly the clavus from a tunic, tapestry woven linen and wool, Akhmim, Egypt, 4th Century - 6th Century
İlişki
Greville Chester
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tapestry woven wool and linen Linen Wool Tapestry Weave
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a decorative tapestry woven band in brown dyed wool and undyed linen thread. There are faint traces of the plain woven linen ground into which the tapestry band was woven, at both the top and the bottom of the band. The slit-tapestry woven design shows a central oval medallion enclosing a hare, with three smaller round compartments to each side. The left three enclose a cross, and the right three a plant ornament. Plain weave: Linen warp (S-spun, too little to count thread) Linen weft (S-spun, too little to count thread) Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun) 11 ribs per cm
Üslup
Late Antique
