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700-899 (made)

(part), silk, 700-899, Egyptian; Akhmim ?, compound twill, rectangular compartments

Object details

Category
Textiles
Object type
Band
Brief description
(part), silk, 700-899, Egyptian; Akhmim ?, compound twill, rectangular compartments
Style
Late Antique
Gallery label
SILKS, 7th - 9th century.
Weft-faced compound twill, 1/2 and 1\2. Warp of / silk, proportion 1 main to 1 binding. Weft of silk of 2 colours, 1 pick of each in turn (in the 2 pieces on the left, 2 picks of each in turn). Woven for use as dress trimmings. From unrecorded sites in Egypt.
Credit line
Given by Mr. Robert Taylor
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
2184-1900

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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