Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
400
Basım Yeri
Egypt (made) Byzantine (made) -
Konu
Textiles Africa Archaeology Death
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Height: 180mm, Width: 126mm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
2186-1900
Kayıt Numarası
2186-1900
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
400
Notlar
Two-toned woven silk fragment, compound twill, samite. Egypt or Byzantine, ca. AD500-700. Cream/buff motifs on a red background. The piece is approximately one quarter of a circular medallion. It has a border (approx. 32mm wide) with central floral motifs; an interlaced guilloche pattern runs around the outside; small heart shaped leaves run around the inside. The border is cut by another circular border at the top of the piece and again at the side. The central figure appears to be a huntsman holding a bow and arrow. Similar to 2185-1900, 2185A-1900, 2185B-1900, 292-1889 and 817-1903. Samite (twill woven silk) was thought to originate from Persia under Sassanian rule (AD224-651). It was commonly decorated with pairs of animals and birds and set in pearled lotus roundels. It is often found in Western burials, within church possessions and along the Silk Road. Byzantine weaving workshops took on the samite technique to make it an essential weave of the period. It was a luxury textile of the Middle Ages brought to Europe when the Crusades opened up direct contact with the East. It was forbidden to the middle classes of France under the sumptuary rules c. 1470.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Two-toned woven silk fragment, compound twill, samite. Cream/buff motifs on a red background. The piece is approximately one quarter of a circular medallion. It has a border (approx. 32mm wide) with central floral motifs; an interlaced guilloche pattern runs around the outside; small heart shaped leaves run around the inside. The border is cut by another circular border at the top of the piece (12 o'clock) and again at the side (9 o'clock). The central figure appears to be a huntsman holding a bow and arrow. Similar to 2185-1900, 2185A-1900, 2185B-1900, 292-1889 and 817-1903.
Üslup
Coptic