Author
Unknown
Publication Date
500
Publication Place
Akhmim (made) Egypt (made) -
Subject
Textiles Archaeology Africa Death
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 155mm, Width: 57mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2183-1900
Record ID
2183-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
500
Notes
Tapestry woven silk, compound twill. Possibly Egyptian or Byzantine, ca. AD500-800. Two-toned using brown and cream. The band is bordered on both sides with a band of floral/heart shaped icons in a row. The centre of the band shows a vase with flowers and below that a human head. The images are separated with two lines. Poor condition. Similar to 248- 1890. Samite (woven silk) was thought to originate from Persia under Sassanian rule (AD224-651). It was commonly decorated with pairs of animals and birds and set in pearled lotus roundels. It is often found in Western burials, within church possessions and along the Silk Road. Byzantine weaving workshops took on the samite technique to make it an essential weave of the period. It was a luxury textile of the Middle Ages brought to Europe when the Crusades opened up direct contact with the East. It was forbidden to the middle classes of France under the sumptuary rules c. 1470.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Tapestry woven silk, compound twill samite. Two-toned using brown and cream. The band is bordered on both sides with a band of floral/heart shaped icons in a row. The centre of the band shows a vase with flowers and below that a human head. The images are separated with two lines. Poor condition. Similar to 248-1890.
Üslup
Late Antique
