Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Hawara (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa Archaeology
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 21cm, Width: 21cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.244-1977
Record ID
T.244-1977
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment of a tunic, plain woven linen with looped wool weft pile, Hawara, Egypt, 4th Century â 6th Century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen with looped wool pile Linen Wool Plain Weave Looped Pile
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of a plain woven undyed linen cloth, possibly a tunic. The fabric has some holes. Decoration has been created in looped pile, formed from picks of dyed woolen weft woven into the ground fabric, in the form of a chequerboard pattern of purple wool squares. To the left are two bands of purple wool weft running the whole length of the fabric.
Üslup
Egyptian Late Antique
