Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (Found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 14cm, Width: 14.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
799-1886
Record ID
799-1886
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment, ornament from a tunic, plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool, Akhmim, Egypt, 4th Century - 6th Century
İlişki
Henry Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Plain Weave Dyeing Tapestry Weave
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a plain woven, undyed linen cloth, possibly a tunic, with a tapestry woven panel in brown wool and undyed linen. The slit-tapestry woven decoration depicts a square enclosing a smaller square witha double border, itself enclosing four roundels. Between these is a pattern border of stylised vases with plants. Details have been picked out in flying thread brocading in undyed linen thread. Plain weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 20/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 16-18/cm) Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 16/cm) Wool weft (Z-spun, 26-28/cm; thread doubled) Linen weft (S-spun, 27/cm; thread doubled)
Üslup
Late Antique
