Textile Fragment
6th Century - 8th Century (made)
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Square panel from a tunic of mixed linen and yellow wool, tapestry-woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread. In the middle, within an eight-pointed star formed by two interlaced squares, is a duck, four swastikas, one at each corner, and two lozenge-shaped devices fill in the remainder of the space. Round the outside is a border of small cross-shaped leaf forms.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain woven and tapestry woven linen and wool |
| Brief description | Fragment, panel from a tunic, plain woven and tapestry woven linen and wool, Oxyrhynchus, Egypt, 6th Century - 8th Century |
| Physical description | Square panel cut from a linen and wool tunic, tapestry woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread. The slit-tapestry woven decoration is light on a dark ground. In the centre of the panel is an eight-pointed star formed by two interlaced squares, enclosing a duck. Surrounding this are four swastikas, one at each corner, and two lozenge-shaped devices filling in the remainder of the space. The outer borderof the panel is a repeated motif of small cross-shaped leaf forms. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund in 1904 |
| Summary | Square panel from a tunic of mixed linen and yellow wool, tapestry-woven in purple wool and undyed linen thread. In the middle, within an eight-pointed star formed by two interlaced squares, is a duck, four swastikas, one at each corner, and two lozenge-shaped devices fill in the remainder of the space. Round the outside is a border of small cross-shaped leaf forms. |
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| Accession number | 1262-1904 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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