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Woven textile

Title	Woven textile
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1000
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Textiles Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 34cm (maximum), Width: 19cm (maximum)
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.374A-1984
Record ID	T.374A-1984
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1000
Notes	Tapestry woven linen and silk, Egypt, 1000-1199
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tapestry woven linen and silk
Fiziksel açıklama	Tapestry woven linen and silk. With a tapestry woven band in silks on an undyed linen warp. Silks are red, blue, yellow, cream and blue-black. Decorative band contains a central strip with irregularly shaped curvilinear ornaments outlines in undyed linen thread. Narrow outer border enclose the strip containing a series of shirt waving lines. Single red silk weft shoot outlining the decorative tapestry band on one side, and two weft shoots of red silk on the other.

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Woven textile

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1000

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Textiles Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 34cm (maximum), Width: 19cm (maximum)

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.374A-1984

Record ID T.374A-1984

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1000

Notes Tapestry woven linen and silk, Egypt, 1000-1199

Malzemeler ve teknikler Tapestry woven linen and silk

Fiziksel açıklama Tapestry woven linen and silk. With a tapestry woven band in silks on an undyed linen warp. Silks are red, blue, yellow, cream and blue-black. Decorative band contains a central strip with irregularly shaped curvilinear ornaments outlines in undyed linen thread. Narrow outer border enclose the strip containing a series of shirt waving lines. Single red silk weft shoot outlining the decorative tapestry band on one side, and two weft shoots of red silk on the other.