Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Date
500
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Qau el-Kebir (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.108C-1924
Record ID
T.108C-1924
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
500
Notes
Fragment from a furnishing, possibly an altar frontal, Egypt, Antaeopolis / Qau el-Kebir, 6th-8th Century
İlişki
William Flinders Petrie
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tapestry woven linen and wool Linen Wool Tapestry Weave
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment from a plain woven linen fabric, with tapestry-woven decoration in the form of a bejwelled cross. The body of the cross is in yellow wool imitating gold, with inset square jewels in red and green alternating with sets of four crosses in white. All of the jewels have been outlined in white wool.
Üslup
Late Antique
