Band
700-899 (made)
(part), silk, 700-899, Egyptian; Akhmim ?, compound twill, rectangular compartments
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Brief description | (part), silk, 700-899, Egyptian; Akhmim ?, compound twill, rectangular compartments |
| Style | |
| 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 | |
| Accession number | 2184-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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