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Tunic

4th century (made)
Place of origin
Akhmim (made)

Portion of a linen cloth, tapestry-woven throughout, with four parallel bands in purple wools, with details in yellow wool, and undyed linen thread. The bands are placed close together, and they successively decrease in width; they are filled with interlacing and fret devices, and have foliated stem borders. The interlaced ornamentation is similar to that of a roundel found by Prof. Petrie at Hawarah in a grave of c. 340 AD.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Africa
Object type
Tunic
Materials and techniques
Linen
Wool
Weaving
Brief description
part, linen, Coptic Egyptian; Bands in purple and yellow
Physical description
Portion of a linen cloth, tapestry-woven throughout, with four parallel bands in purple wools, with details in yellow wool, and undyed linen thread. The bands are placed close together, and they successively decrease in width; they are filled with interlacing and fret devices, and have foliated stem borders. The interlaced ornamentation is similar to that of a roundel found by Prof. Petrie at Hawarah in a grave of c. 340 AD.
Dimensions
  • Length: 4'ft
  • Width: 2' 3"ft
  • 1st band width: 14"in
  • 2nd band width: 10"in
  • 3rd band width: 8"in
  • 4th band width: 7"in
Object history
Purchased from Caspar Purdon Clarke
Association
Caspar Purdon Clarke
Summary
Portion of a linen cloth, tapestry-woven throughout, with four parallel bands in purple wools, with details in yellow wool, and undyed linen thread. The bands are placed close together, and they successively decrease in width; they are filled with interlacing and fret devices, and have foliated stem borders. The interlaced ornamentation is similar to that of a roundel found by Prof. Petrie at Hawarah in a grave of c. 340 AD.
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
360-1887

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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