Author
Unknown
Publication Date
300
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Textiles Africa Archaeology Death
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Width: 210mm, Height: 80mm, Band width: 45mm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
201-1891
Record ID
201-1891
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
300
Notes
Possibly a furnishing or the clavi/sleeve strip of a tunic. Egyptian, ca. AD300-500. A band of interlaced medallions contains motifs of a hare alternating with a naked hunter carrying a shield. The imagery is of purple and undyed wool on a background of undyed linen. Either side of the band the linen is weft-looped. The linen is approx. 30x22 tpc with differing thread diameters. The naked warrior was a common motif that symbolised a fight with the bestial side of the self. As the hunter is naked the battle is one of the spirit not the flesh. Apparently from the same tunic as 199-1891.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Tapestry woven wool on linen, with supplementary weft loops Linen Wool Weaving Dyeing
Parçalar
Textile Fragment, Backing
Fiziksel açıklama
Possibly a furnishing or the clavi/sleeve strip of a tunic. A band of interlaced medallions contains motifs of a hare alternating with a naked hunter carrying a shield. The imagery is of purple and undyed wool on a background of undyed linen. Either side of the band the linen is weft-looped. The linen is approx. 30x22 tpc with differing thread diameters. Apparently from the same tunic as 199-1891.
Üslup
Late Antique
