Textile Fragment
4th Century - 6th Century (made)
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Fragment of plain woven undyed linen, with a square tapestry woven panel in purple wool woven directly into the ground fabric. Towards the bottom of the ground fabric is a gap of weft threads for about 2.5 cm. There is a selvedge and fringe formed from twisted warp threads along the bottom of the ground fabric.
The design of the tapestry woven panel is picked out in undyed linen in flying thread brocading, over the purple wool. The pattern consists of an all-over design of lozenges defined by double ribbons twisting on themselves, surrounded by a border of stylised leaves.
Ground weave (warp-faced tabby):
Linen warp (S-spun, 26-28/cm)
Linen weft (S-spun, 10/cm)
Tapestry woven panel:
Linen warp (S-spun)
Wool weft (Z-spun, 20/cm)
11 ribs per cm
The design of the tapestry woven panel is picked out in undyed linen in flying thread brocading, over the purple wool. The pattern consists of an all-over design of lozenges defined by double ribbons twisting on themselves, surrounded by a border of stylised leaves.
Ground weave (warp-faced tabby):
Linen warp (S-spun, 26-28/cm)
Linen weft (S-spun, 10/cm)
Tapestry woven panel:
Linen warp (S-spun)
Wool weft (Z-spun, 20/cm)
11 ribs per cm
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain woven linen, tapestry woven wool and linen |
| Brief description | Fragment, ornament from a tunic, plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool, Hawara, Egypt, 4th Century - 6th Century |
| Physical description | Fragment of plain woven undyed linen, with a square tapestry woven panel in purple wool woven directly into the ground fabric. Towards the bottom of the ground fabric is a gap of weft threads for about 2.5 cm. There is a selvedge and fringe formed from twisted warp threads along the bottom of the ground fabric. The design of the tapestry woven panel is picked out in undyed linen in flying thread brocading, over the purple wool. The pattern consists of an all-over design of lozenges defined by double ribbons twisting on themselves, surrounded by a border of stylised leaves. Ground weave (warp-faced tabby): Linen warp (S-spun, 26-28/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 10/cm) Tapestry woven panel: Linen warp (S-spun) Wool weft (Z-spun, 20/cm) 11 ribs per cm |
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| Credit line | Given by University College London |
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| Accession number | T.253-1977 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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