Pair of Fillets
4th Century - 8th Century (made)
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Leather wrapped hair, with stitched and gilded decoration |
| Brief description | Fillet or headrest, leather stuffed with hair, Akhmim, Egypt, Late Antique, possibly 4th - 8th Century |
| Physical description | Fillet or headrest. The body is a rounded, crescent-shaped black-brown leather pad with tapering ends, stuffed with fine golden-brown hair. One tip of the fillet has split, to reveal the hair beneath. A leather thong is attached to the other tip. The leather is particularly watermarked and blackened at one end. The fillet is decorated with three flowerets in red leather decorated with gilding, which have been stitched to the surface. The central flowerest is stitched to a circle of gilt leather. With this object is also the tip of a second fillet decorated with gilt. |
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| Object history | Objects 2-1888 to 9-1888 bought together for £12, from Henry Wallis. |
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| Accession number | 9-1888 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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