Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
700
Basım Yeri
Antinoe (made) Egypt (made) -
Konu
Africa Archaeology Textiles Death
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Height: 33mm, Width: 40mm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
2194A-1900
Kayıt Numarası
2194A-1900
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
700
Notlar
Samite, compound twill, in red and gold. Egyptian, possibly Antinoe, ca. AD700-1000. It has been attached to a clear, plastic backing. Imagery of birds and flowers in bands. 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
Samite, compound twill, in red and gold. It has been attached to a clear, plastic backing. Imagery of birds and flowers in bands.
