Yazar
Unknown (maker)
Basım Yeri
Egypt (made) Hawara (found) -
Konu
Textiles Africa Archaeology
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Width: 18cm, Length: 32cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
T.253-1977
Kayıt Numarası
T.253-1977
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Notlar
Fragment, ornament from a tunic, plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool, Hawara, Egypt, 4th Century - 6th Century
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen, tapestry woven wool and linen Wool Linen Tapestry Weave Plain Weave
Fiziksel açıklama
Fragment of plain woven undyed linen, with a square tapestry woven panel in purple wool woven directly into the ground fabric. Towards the bottom of the ground fabric is a gap of weft threads for about 2.5 cm. There is a selvedge and fringe formed from twisted warp threads along the bottom of the ground fabric. The design of the tapestry woven panel is picked out in undyed linen in flying thread brocading, over the purple wool. The pattern consists of an all-over design of lozenges defined by double ribbons twisting on themselves, surrounded by a border of stylised leaves. Ground weave (warp-faced tabby): Linen warp (S-spun, 26-28/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 10/cm) Tapestry woven panel: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun, 20/cm) 11 ribs per cm
Üslup
Late Antique
