Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Hawara (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 14.5cm, Width: 6cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
445-1889
Record ID
445-1889
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
End of a shoulder-band from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread. A wavy vine-stem with leaf-shaped pendent ornament.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Dyeing Tapestry Weave
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment, probably of a shoulder-band from a tunic, in plain woven undyed linen with a tapestry woven band in brown dyed wool and undyed linen. The tapestry design shows a wavy vine-stem with a leaf-shaped pendent ornament. There is a seam on the left edge of the ground fabric. Plain weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 16/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 17/cm) Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun)
Üslup
Late Antique
