Textile Fragment
4th Century - 6th Century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fragment from a slit tapestry-woven panel of purple wool and undyed linen thread. The design is incomplete but seems to be a hare, on a false hatched background. A purple border forms a roundel enclosing the animal. Details are picked out in flying thread brocading.
Tapestry woven panel:
Linen warp (S-spun, 33/cm)
Wool weft (Z-spun, 40/cm)
Linen weft
11 ribs per cm
Tapestry woven panel:
Linen warp (S-spun, 33/cm)
Wool weft (Z-spun, 40/cm)
Linen weft
11 ribs per cm
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Slit-tapestry woven wool and linen |
| Brief description | Fragment, possibly from the clavus from a tunic, tapestry woven wool and linen, Hawara, Egypt, 4th - 6th Century |
| Physical description | Fragment from a slit tapestry-woven panel of purple wool and undyed linen thread. The design is incomplete but seems to be a hare, on a false hatched background. A purple border forms a roundel enclosing the animal. Details are picked out in flying thread brocading. Tapestry woven panel: Linen warp (S-spun, 33/cm) Wool weft (Z-spun, 40/cm) Linen weft 11 ribs per cm |
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| Credit line | Given by University College London |
| Production | This fragment seems to be part of T.264-1977, which has the same design in its middle roundel. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.265-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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