Pair of Textile Bands
ca. AD500-700 (made)
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1300A-1888: A length of tapestry woven band of undyed linen and blue wool. Egypt, ca. AD500-700. The warp is of 3 or 4 threads. One edge is finished with two, thick lines of weft using two or more threads. The design is of a row of connected circles (guilloche) with floral motifs off the circles. Each circle contains a human head, some male some female. Some appear to wear helmets. The circles are bordered on either side with a row of hammer-like shapes coming off a thick line (blunt version of the reverse arcade). The piece has some staining and holes.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Gallery label | PART OF A SHOULDER BAND
Linen and wool tapestry woven on 2 or 3 linen warps.
Warp : \ undyed linen. Weft : \ undyed linen, \ wool
Probably Egyptian; 4th or 5th century.
From Akhmîm, Upper Egypt |
| Object history | Purchased from the Reverend Greville John Chester |
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| Summary | 1300A-1888: A length of tapestry woven band of undyed linen and blue wool. Egypt, ca. AD500-700. The warp is of 3 or 4 threads. One edge is finished with two, thick lines of weft using two or more threads. The design is of a row of connected circles (guilloche) with floral motifs off the circles. Each circle contains a human head, some male some female. Some appear to wear helmets. The circles are bordered on either side with a row of hammer-like shapes coming off a thick line (blunt version of the reverse arcade). The piece has some staining and holes. |
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| Accession number | 1300-1888 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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