Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 8.5in, Width: 7.5in, Of panel diameter: 6in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
204-1891
Record ID
204-1891
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment of a linen cloth, with an oval panel woven in loops of coloured wools and undyed linen thread. The purple oval contains four birds - two and two- in orange, pale pink, white, and red.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen with looped linen and wool pile Linen Wool Plain Weave Looped Pile
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a plain woven undyed linen cloth, possibly a hanging or cover. Decoration has been created with looped pile, formed from picks of dyed woolen and undyed linen weft woven into the ground fabric. The decoration consists of a roundel in purple wool, containing two pairs of facing birds. The top two are in undyed linen loops with eyes picked out in red wool, the bottom left is in undyed wool with a yellow eye, and the bottom right in orange wool with a yellow eye.
Üretim
see 208-1891
Üslup
Egyptian Late Antique
