Textile Fragment
4th Century - 6th Century (made)
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Fragment of a plain woven, undyed linen cloth, possibly a tunic, with a tapestry woven panel in brown wool and undyed linen. The slit-tapestry woven decoration depicts a square enclosing a smaller square witha double border, itself enclosing four roundels. Between these is a pattern border of stylised vases with plants. Details have been picked out in flying thread brocading in undyed linen thread.
Plain weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 20/cm)
Linen weft (S-spun, 16-18/cm)
Tapestry weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 16/cm)
Wool weft (Z-spun, 26-28/cm; thread doubled)
Linen weft (S-spun, 27/cm; thread doubled)
Plain weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 20/cm)
Linen weft (S-spun, 16-18/cm)
Tapestry weave:
Linen warp (S-spun, 16/cm)
Wool weft (Z-spun, 26-28/cm; thread doubled)
Linen weft (S-spun, 27/cm; thread doubled)
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool |
| Brief description | Fragment, ornament from a tunic, plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool, Akhmim, Egypt, 4th Century - 6th Century |
| Physical description | Fragment of a plain woven, undyed linen cloth, possibly a tunic, with a tapestry woven panel in brown wool and undyed linen. The slit-tapestry woven decoration depicts a square enclosing a smaller square witha double border, itself enclosing four roundels. Between these is a pattern border of stylised vases with plants. Details have been picked out in flying thread brocading in undyed linen thread. Plain weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 20/cm) Linen weft (S-spun, 16-18/cm) Tapestry weave: Linen warp (S-spun, 16/cm) Wool weft (Z-spun, 26-28/cm; thread doubled) Linen weft (S-spun, 27/cm; thread doubled) |
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| Object history | 631-1886 to 922-1886 inclusive purchased for £300 from Henry Wallis. |
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| Accession number | 799-1886 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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