Textile Fragment
4th Century - 6th Century (made)
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Fragment of plain woven linen, with a tapestry woven panel in undyed linen and purple-dyed wool. The left side of the ground weave has two selfbands each of 4-6 linen wefts. There is a selvedge on the right (narrow) side.
The slit-tapestry woven panel depicts a row of octagonal medallions; the outer two contain a 'tree of life' motif, the middle an animal, possibly a hare, on a false hatched background. A purple border forms a roundel surrounding each medallion. Details are picked out in flying thread brocading.
Ground weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 30-32/cm)
Linen weft (S-spun)
Tapestry woven panel:
Linen warp (S-spun)
Wool weft (Z-spun)
Linen weft (S-spun)
10 ribs per cm
The slit-tapestry woven panel depicts a row of octagonal medallions; the outer two contain a 'tree of life' motif, the middle an animal, possibly a hare, on a false hatched background. A purple border forms a roundel surrounding each medallion. Details are picked out in flying thread brocading.
Ground weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 30-32/cm)
Linen weft (S-spun)
Tapestry woven panel:
Linen warp (S-spun)
Wool weft (Z-spun)
Linen weft (S-spun)
10 ribs per cm
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain woven linen, slit-tapestry woven wool and linen |
| Brief description | Fragment, possibly the clavus from a tunic, plain woven linen with tapestry woven wool and linen, Hawara, Egypt, 4th - 6th Century |
| Physical description | Fragment of plain woven linen, with a tapestry woven panel in undyed linen and purple-dyed wool. The left side of the ground weave has two selfbands each of 4-6 linen wefts. There is a selvedge on the right (narrow) side. The slit-tapestry woven panel depicts a row of octagonal medallions; the outer two contain a 'tree of life' motif, the middle an animal, possibly a hare, on a false hatched background. A purple border forms a roundel surrounding each medallion. Details are picked out in flying thread brocading. Ground weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 30-32/cm) Linen weft (S-spun) Tapestry woven panel: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun) Linen weft (S-spun) 10 ribs per cm |
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| Credit line | Given by University College London |
| Production | The fragment seems to be part of the same object as T.265-1977, which has the same design as the middle roundel here. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.264-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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