Not currently on display at the V&A

Fragment

300-499 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Egypt (made)

Linen fragment with tapestry woven purple wool. Two parallel clavi.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Africa
Archaeology
Object type
Fragment
Materials and techniques
Linen with tapestry woven wool
Brief description
Fragment of tapestry woven linen and wool, Egypt, 300-499.
Physical description
Linen fragment with tapestry woven purple wool. Two parallel clavi.
Credit line
Given by University College of London
Bibliographic references
  • J.P. Wild, “Maker’s marks – on textiles?”, in D. Bird (ed.), Dating and Interpreting the Past in the Western Roman Empire. Essays in Honour of Brenda Dickinson (Oxford, 2012): 248 No. 2.5
  • D. King, "Roman and Byzantine Dress in Egypt", Costume 30.1 (1996): 2, Fig. 1
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
T.530B-1974

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O258594/fragment-unknown/
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