Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 18in
(Dimension taken from registers), Width: 8in
(Dimension taken from registers)
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
783-1886
Record ID
783-1886
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment of a tunic or hanging, linen with tapestry woven decoration and looped pile, Egypt, possibly Akhmim, possibly 4th-6th Century
İlişki
Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen with looped pile, tapestry woven linen and wool. Linen Wool Weaving Plain Weave Tapestry Weave Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment from a plain woven, undyed linen cloth, possibly a tunic or a hanging, decorated with a tapestry woven band in purple, red and green wools and undyed linen. The band depicts alternating human dancers and animal figures (an antelope and lion respectively). The figures are largely in purple, with the castanets and other objects held by the dancers in red and green wool, and details picked out in undyed linen thread. The band is edged with a scalloped border. At both sides the fragment preserves long looped pile.
