Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject
Textiles
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
880-1886
Record ID
880-1886
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment from a textile, linen with tapestry woven decoration, Egypt, possibly Akhmim, 4th-6th Century
İlişki
Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen with openwork, tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Tapestry Weave Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment from a plain woven, undyed linen textile, possibly part of either a tunic, furnishing fabric or scarf. At the top of the fragment, decoration is provided with a trefoil tapestry woven in purple wool with details picked out in undyed linen thread; at the bottom are two bands woven in in purple wool, above an area of openwork. The fragment terminates in a fringe.
Üslup
Late Antique
