Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 27in, Width: 18in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2075-1900
Record ID
2075-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Portion of a veil of black woollen material, lossely woven, with three bands of weaving in light yellowish silk threads and a Coptic inscription in Greek characters embroidered in light yellow silk. The letters of the inscription have mostly perished. The inscription is broken by the interpolation of small embroidered devices in red wool and yuellow silk. Each woven band consists of a line of geometrical pattern bordered by two narrow stripes.
Sample Text
Translation [Go]d Jesus Christ ... and ...
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven wool with silk embroidery Wool Silk (Textile) Plain Weave Embroidery
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a loosely woven black woolen veil, with three bands in yellow silk, consisting of a line of geometric pattern bordered by two narrow stripes. The fragment contains a Coptic inscription also embroidered in light yellow silk. The inscription has mostly perished. The inscription is interrupted by small woven devices in red wool and yellow silk.
Üretim
Compare Dusseldorf Kunstmuseum Inv. 12872, Brussels Art and History Museum Inv. 2662, and Louvre inv. E.26792.
Üslup
Egyptian Coptic
