Textile Fragment
ca. AD1200-1400 (made)
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A fragment of woven silk. Probably Byzantine, ca. AD1200-1400. Paired warps are of differing colours (dark blue, green) and some are bound. The weft is dark blue/purple. In some section the weft is missing. The pattern that remains shows diamonds across the fabric, created with a border of a solid central line with a thinner line on either side. Within the diamond is a connected floral, vine pattern with a central X (cross) surrounded by a deep, wavy line. Poor condition.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven silk |
| Brief description | Woven silk in compound twill. Probablly Byzantine, ca. AD1200-1400. |
| Physical description | A fragment of woven silk. Paired warps are of differing colours (dark blue, green) and some are bound. The weft is dark blue/purple. In some section the weft is missing. The pattern that remains shows diamonds across the fabric, created with a border of a solid central line with a thinner line on either side. Within the diamond is a connected floral, vine pattern with a central X (cross) surrounded by a deep, wavy line. Poor condition. |
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| Gallery label | Provincial Byzantine; probably 14th century.
1\3 weft faced twill; single binding, paired figure harness warps; 2 wefts.
Warps: binding and figure harness, Z, silk, light brown, pale blue, blue.
Wefts: silk, purple, blue-green. |
| Summary | A fragment of woven silk. Probably Byzantine, ca. AD1200-1400. Paired warps are of differing colours (dark blue, green) and some are bound. The weft is dark blue/purple. In some section the weft is missing. The pattern that remains shows diamonds across the fabric, created with a border of a solid central line with a thinner line on either side. Within the diamond is a connected floral, vine pattern with a central X (cross) surrounded by a deep, wavy line. Poor condition. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 8234-1863 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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