Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
600
Basım Yeri
Egypt (made) Byzantine (made) -
Konu
Archaeology Textiles Africa Death
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Piece 1 width: 130mm, Piece 1 height: 70mm, Piece 2 width: 63mm, Piece 2 height: 85mm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
139-1896
Kayıt Numarası
139-1896
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
600
Notlar
Several fragments of a compound weave, samite. Possibly Egyptian or Byzantine, ca. AD600-900. The design, in brown and cream, is hard to distinguish but the edge of a floral bordered roundell can be seen. This appears to have a horse within along with other motifs. 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
Fragments of samite, compound weave. silk. Silk (Textile) Weaving Dyeing
Fiziksel açıklama
Several fragments of a compound weave, samite. The design, in brown and cream, is hard to distinguish but the edge of a floral bordered roundell can be seen. This appears to have a horse within along with other motifs.
