Woven Linen
4th-5th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Square panel from a linen cloth, tapestry-woven in purple wool, with details in buff-coloured wool and undyed linen thread. Roundel in the middle, filled with interlaced ornament surrounding a square device of four leaves. At each corner is a border of right-angle form, filled with interlaced ornament. The intervening spaces each contain a man with a lance beside a tree, and within each angle is an antelope and its young.
Object details
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| Brief description | tapestry, 300-499, Egyptian |
| Physical description | Square panel from a linen cloth, tapestry-woven in purple wool, with details in buff-coloured wool and undyed linen thread. Roundel in the middle, filled with interlaced ornament surrounding a square device of four leaves. At each corner is a border of right-angle form, filled with interlaced ornament. The intervening spaces each contain a man with a lance beside a tree, and within each angle is an antelope and its young. |
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| Object history | Objecys 118-1891 to 136-1891 purchased together for £44 9s 10d from Henry Wallis. |
| Association | |
| Summary | Square panel from a linen cloth, tapestry-woven in purple wool, with details in buff-coloured wool and undyed linen thread. Roundel in the middle, filled with interlaced ornament surrounding a square device of four leaves. At each corner is a border of right-angle form, filled with interlaced ornament. The intervening spaces each contain a man with a lance beside a tree, and within each angle is an antelope and its young. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 134-1891 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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