Author
Unknown
Publication Date
300
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Africa Archaeology Hats & Headwear Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Actual object width: 26cm, Actual object height: 13.2cm, Card width: 28cm, Card height: 14.4cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
323-1889
Record ID
323-1889
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
300
Notes
This fragment was once part of a hairnet worn by a woman in Egypt during the first millennium AD. The narrow plain woven band at the lower edge would have been worn on the forehead or brow. The hairnet was made in a technique called sprang. Sprang is made by a set of warp threads between a pair of beams and then a fabric is generated by interlinking the warp threads. The material grows inward from both ends with symmetrical top and bottom halves and gives a natural elasticity.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Linen in sprang technique Linen Sprang
Fiziksel açıklama
Undyed linen sprang with an openwork structure and narrow band of plain woven linen at lower edge. Gummed to a card.
Üretim
Allegedly from Faiyum
