Hanging
4th/5th century (made)
Portion of a linen cloth, with ornaments tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread. Five roundels. That in the centre contains three figures in red (two boys and a woman tying a fillet round her head) amid vine-stems issuing from a vase; running wave- border in purple. The other four roundels each contain the half-length figure of a warrior with shield and lance, within a foliated wreath, in purple, red, green and yellow. In the intervening spaces are two four-petalled red roses.
Object details
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| Brief description | (part), woven linen,wool, 300-499,Egyptian; Tapestry woven medallions, with figures |
| Physical description | Portion of a linen cloth, with ornaments tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread. Five roundels. That in the centre contains three figures in red (two boys and a woman tying a fillet round her head) amid vine-stems issuing from a vase; running wave- border in purple. The other four roundels each contain the half-length figure of a warrior with shield and lance, within a foliated wreath, in purple, red, green and yellow. In the intervening spaces are two four-petalled red roses. |
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| Credit line | Given by Robert Taylor in 1900 |
| Summary | Portion of a linen cloth, with ornaments tapestry-woven in coloured wools and undyed linen thread. Five roundels. That in the centre contains three figures in red (two boys and a woman tying a fillet round her head) amid vine-stems issuing from a vase; running wave- border in purple. The other four roundels each contain the half-length figure of a warrior with shield and lance, within a foliated wreath, in purple, red, green and yellow. In the intervening spaces are two four-petalled red roses. |
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| Accession number | 2072-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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