Author
Unknown
Publication Date
300
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 232mm, Width: 290mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.801-1919
Record ID
T.801-1919
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
300
Notes
A panel from a tunic, woven in cream and black/dark blue wool (s-spun). Egyptian, ca. AD300-600. The panel may come from below a neck opening of a tunic. It has a horizontal border and an upside down U shaped panel beneath this. The top band has a row of four circles with large flowers surrounding an animal in each (birds and gazelle?). The flowers are a variant of the rose/cross icon which has four heart-shaped petal, with the pointed ends towards each other, separated with a short cross - although in this case there is no cross but animals instead. This panel is bordered with two lines. The upside down U panel had five groups of figures. Along the top are three groups - two figures riding marine monsters and in between these are two centaurs, with a raised hand, and a standing figure with a raised hand. At the bottom of the upside down U there is a repeat of the two centaurs and standing figure. The upside down U is bordered with a form of crenelated decoration that extends along the sides of the top, horizontal band. The piece is stained with some holes.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
woven wool Wool Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
A panel from a tunic, woven in cream and black/dark blue wool (s-spun). The panel may come from below a neck opening of a tunic. It has a horizontal border and an upside down U shaped panel beneath this. The top band has a row of four circles with large flowers surrounding an animal in each (birds and gazelle?). The flowers are a variant of the rose/cross icon which has four heart-shaped petal, with the pointed ends towards each other, separated with a short cross - although in this case there is no cross but animals instead. This panel is bordered with two lines. The upside down U panel had five groups of figures. Along the top are three groups - two figures riding marine monsters and in between these are two centaurs, with a raised hand, and a standing figure with a raised hand. At the bottom of the upside down U there is a repeat of the two centaurs and standing figure. The upside down U is bordered with a form of crenelated decoration that extends along the sides of the top, horizontal band. The piece is stained with some holes.
Üslup
Late Antique
