Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (made) -
Subject
Archaeology Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Diameter: 215mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
2066-1900
Record ID
2066-1900
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Textile fragment, roundel from a tunic, samite (weft-faced compound twill) in brown and buff silk, Egypt, probably Akhmim, 7th - 10th Century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silk samite Silk (Textile) Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama
Roundel from a tunic, in bichrome samite (weft-faced compound twill) woven in brown and cream/buff silks. At the centre is a symmetrically-composed floral design of a flowering plant, with two pairs of spade-shaped leaves. The roundel has a circular border (approximately 20mm wide), with an abstracted wave-like floral design.
Üslup
Egyptian
