Author
Unknown (maker)
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Qau el-Kebir (found) -
Subject
Textiles Africa Archaeology Death
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Height: 35.5cm, Width: 290mm, Width: 7cm
(Approx. width of tapestry roundel)
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.235-1923
Record ID
T.235-1923
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
A fragment of plain woven cloth (350mm height) of buff wool. There are two tapestry roundels (70mm dia.) in blue and buff wool with geometric decoration in an oval and border with scrolling waves. Three arms of a cross remain between the roundels. To the left is an area of decoration (embroidery?), a column of coloured crosses are bordered with coloured zig-zags. To the left of this are colourful, thin braided columns and a columns of coloured fringing. The fringes are approx. 50mm long but only some remain in full length. The fragment has both borders which are of three rows of bundled wefts.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven, tapestry woven and brocaded wool Wool Weaving Plain Weave Tapestry Weave Dyeing Brocading
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment from a stole or scarf, in buff wool. It is decorated with two tapestry woven roundels in dark blue and buff wool, depicting a geometric pattern surrounded by a scrolling wave-patern border. Between these is a tapestry woven cross in dark blue wool, of which three arms remains. At the bottom of the fragment are twelve crosses brocaded in green, yellow, red and dark blue wool, surrounded by a brocaded zig-zag pattern in the same colours. Below this are braided columns in red, green and dark blue wool, and a coloured fringe. The fragment preserves both borders, which are three rows of bundled wefts.
