Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
500
Basım Yeri
Egypt (made) -
Konu
Textiles Africa Archaeology Death
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Diameter: 105mm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
2065-1900
Kayıt Numarası
2065-1900
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
500
Notlar
A tapestry woven roundel of compund twill, silk/samite. Egyptian, ca. AD500-700. Colours of blue, red, cream and green (?). The roundel is edged with a border of floral motifs and crosses. In the roundel is a Christ figure (with halo) with arms outstretched. The hands are raised in prayer (orans). There is a tree on either side of the figure. The piece is stained and torn at the edges. 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
A tapestry woven roundel of compund twill, silk. Samite. Colours of blue, red, cream and green (?). The roundel is edged with a border of floral motifs and crosses. In the roundel is a Christ figure (with halo) with arms outstretched. The hands are raised in prayer (orans). There is a tree on either side of the figure. The piece is stained and torn at the edges.
Üslup
Late Antique