Author
Unknown (maker) Unknown
Publication Place
Egypt (made) Akhmim (found) -
Subject
Textiles Clothing Africa Archaeology Death
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Length: 40cm, Width: 19cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
T.553-1974
Record ID
T.553-1974
Library Location
Middle East Section
Notes
Fragment, clavus from a tunic, plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool, Akhmim, Egypt, 4th Century - 6th Century
İlişki
Petrie, (William Matthew) Flinders (Sir)
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen, tapestry woven wool and linen Wool Linen Plain Weave Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment, most likely cut from the clavus from the corner of a tunic, in plain woven undyed linen with a band of tapestry woven brown-dyed wool and undyed linen. The slit-tapestry woven design consists of a series of nine roundels, each containing a floral or animal motif. Each roundel is enclosed by a plain border, with a trefoil leaf at each corner; the borders of the roundels are joined by pairs of parallel lines. The roundels are enclosed within a pair of double-line borders, decorated with inverse scalloping with false hatching. Plain weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 16-20/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 24/cm) Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun) 10 ribs per cm
Üslup
Late Antique
