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Textile fragment

Title	Textile fragment
Author	Unknown (maker)
Publication Place	Egypt (made) Akhmim (made, possibly) -
Subject	Textiles Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 3.5in, Width: 6.5in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	337-1887
Record ID	337-1887
Library Location	Middle East Section
Notes	Fragment of silk textile, woven with a close diaper of lance-head leaves in buff on a deep purple ground.
İlişki	Caspar Purdon Clarke
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Weft-faced compound twill Silk Weaving Twill
Fiziksel açıklama	Fragment from a silk tunic, woven in weft faced compound twill silk dyed buff and purple (now faded to brown), decorated with a diaper pattern of repeated lanceolate (arrowhead-shaped) leaves with bases.

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Textile fragment

Author Unknown (maker)

Publication Place Egypt (made) Akhmim (made, possibly) -

Subject Textiles Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 3.5in, Width: 6.5in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 337-1887

Record ID 337-1887

Library Location Middle East Section

Notes Fragment of silk textile, woven with a close diaper of lance-head leaves in buff on a deep purple ground.

İlişki Caspar Purdon Clarke

Malzemeler ve teknikler Weft-faced compound twill Silk Weaving Twill

Fiziksel açıklama Fragment from a silk tunic, woven in weft faced compound twill silk dyed buff and purple (now faded to brown), decorated with a diaper pattern of repeated lanceolate (arrowhead-shaped) leaves with bases.