Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 4.5in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
273-1889
Record ID
273-1889
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Roundel from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread. A nude boy holding a cylindrical perfume-box, and two half-draped women at their toilet; each of the latter holds a mirror. Narrow border of running-wave ornament.
İlişki
Chester
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Tapestry Weave Dyeing
Parçalar
Textile Fragment, Backing
Fiziksel açıklama
Roundel from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread. The slit-tapestry woven decoration depicts a nude boy holding a cylindrical perfume-box, and two half-draped women at their toilet, each of whom hold a mirror, on a false hatched background. The outside of the roundel is patterned with a border of running-wave ornament. Details are picked out in flying thread brocading in undyed linen thread. The fragment has been attached to a tulle backing and a newer linen ground. Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 2/2) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun)
Üslup
Late Antique
