Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 25.5in, Width: 2.25in
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
649-1886
Record ID
649-1886
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Shoulder-band from a linen tunic, tapestry-woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread. Row of gadrooned two-handled vases, with two leaves in each.
İlişki
Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen, tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Tapestry Weave
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a clavus (shoulder band) from a plain-woven, undyed linen tunic, tapestry woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread. The tapestry decoration consists of a row of gadrooned two-handled vases, with two leaves emanating from each. Part way along the shoulder band, the orientation of the vases changes so that they are confronted, with a diamond between the first facing pair. This marked the top of the shoulder, with the band running down both the back and front of the tunic from this point, so that on both sides of the tunic the vases faced upwards.
Üslup
Late Antique
