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Woven Wool

300-699 (made)

300-699, Egyptian; Compound tabby, octagons lozenges, green buff

Object details

Category
Object type
Brief description
300-699, Egyptian; Compound tabby, octagons lozenges, green buff
Style
Gallery label
WOOLLENS, 4th - 7th century. Weft-faced compound tabby. Warp proportion: 2 main, 1 binding. Weft of 2 colours, 1 pick of each in turn. Wool \ spun. All the pieces were found in Egypt, the largest at Akhmim, the 2 smallest at Antinoe and the others at unrecorded sites.
Collection
Accession number
T.89-1922

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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