Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 25.5cm, Width: 21cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2138-1900
Record ID
2138-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Pair of square panels, tapestry-woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread on linen warps; from a linen cloth, a fragment of which remains. A lion hunt by two men on horseback and two on foot. Inner border of running animals amid scrolls, and outer border of cresting with discs.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Tapestry Weave Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
One of a matching pair of tapestry-woven square panels, in purple-brown wool and undyed linen thread, sewn into a plain linen groundweave, a fragment of which remains. The slit-tapestry woven panel depicts a lion hunt by two men on horseback and two on foot, on a false-hatched background. The scene is bordered by an inner border of 'open' scroll borders within which are running animals, and an outer border of cresting with discs. Details are picked out in flaying thread brocading in undyed linen thread. Plain weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 28/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 16/cm) Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun)
Üslup
Egyptian Late Antique
