Yazar
Unknown (maker)
Basım Yeri
Egypt (found) Egypt (made) -
Konu
Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Height: 160mm, Width: 255mm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
126-1891
Kayıt Numarası
126-1891
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Notlar
A fragment of woven linen cloth with a decorative strip of embroidery. Egypt, ca. AD600-800. The underlying linen is stained and with holes; undyed; plain weave; thread dia. approx. 1mm; 15x15 tpc; s-spun. The decorative strip, near the base of the fragment, is a piece of rougher linen, embroidered with long stitiches and colourful silk threads (yellow, light blue, dark blue and red) in a floral design (lotus?). It is attached, on the underside, to another piece of finer, glazed linen, possibly with a silk warp. The lower section of the underlying linen is less faded than above the decoration, suggesting it was covered by the finer linen which has since been cut away. A thin strip of the finer linen can also be seen above the decorative strip. Similar to 125-1891.
İlişki
Wallis
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Plain woven linen with silk embroidery Linen Silk Plain Weave Embroidery
Fiziksel açıklama
A fragment of a plain woven, undyed linen cloth, possibly a tunic, with a decorative strip of embroidery. The underlying linen is stained and with holes; thread dia. approx. 1mm; 15x15 tpc; s-spun. The decorative strip, near the base of the fragment, is a piece of rougher linen, embroidered with long stitiches and colourful silk threads (yellow, light blue, dark blue and red) in a floral design. It is attached, on the underside, to another piece of finer, glazed linen, possibly with a silk warp. The lower section of the underlying linen is less faded than above the decoration, suggesting it was covered by the finer linen which has since been cut away. A thin strip of the finer linen can also be seen above the decorative strip.
Üretim
Embroidery is relatively uncommon amongst Late Antique Egyptian textiles. It is possible that this piece was imported or embroidered by a non-Egyptian. 124-1891, 125-1891 and 126-1891 all possibly come from the same tunic.
Üslup
Late Antique