Textile Fragment
ca. AD300-600 (made)
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A part of a square panel of tapestry woven wool and linen. Egytpian, ca. AD300-600. Purple wool and undyed linen. Approx. 12x40 tpc. In the centre is a circle containing a naked man riding a horse. His left hand is raised. Above the horse's head is a lantern-like object. This circle sits within a square with dots in the spandrels. The square sits within a bigger square and is bordered with different shapes (a cross within a diamond; a spade shape within a tree; a fish; a crab; a diamond with a smaller diamond at its centre) This larger square is bordered with two lines on two sides and a dotted line at the base (the top is missing); a connected row of crosses/cresting lies around the outside of the square. There are holes across the piece and some staining. The nude warrior symbolised a fight with the bestial side of the self and the raised hand was a gesture of blessing or protection.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven wool and linen |
| Brief description | Tapestry woven wool and linen. Egyptian, Oxyrrhynchus, ca. AD300-600. |
| Physical description | A part of a square panel of tapestry woven wool and linen. Purple wool and undyed linen. Approx. 12x40 tpc. In the centre is a circle containing a naked man riding a horse. His left hand is raised. Above the horse's head is a lantern-like object. This circle sits within a square with dots in the spandrels. The square sits within a bigger square and is bordered with different shapes (a cross within a diamond; a spade shape within a tree; a fish; a crab; a diamond with a smaller diamond at its centre) This larger square is bordered with two lines on two sides and a dotted line at the base (the top is missing); a connected row of crosses/cresting lies around the outside of the square. There are holes across the piece and some staining. The nude warrior symbolised a fight with the bestial side of the self and the raised hand was a gesture of blessing or protection. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund in 1904 |
| Summary | A part of a square panel of tapestry woven wool and linen. Egytpian, ca. AD300-600. Purple wool and undyed linen. Approx. 12x40 tpc. In the centre is a circle containing a naked man riding a horse. His left hand is raised. Above the horse's head is a lantern-like object. This circle sits within a square with dots in the spandrels. The square sits within a bigger square and is bordered with different shapes (a cross within a diamond; a spade shape within a tree; a fish; a crab; a diamond with a smaller diamond at its centre) This larger square is bordered with two lines on two sides and a dotted line at the base (the top is missing); a connected row of crosses/cresting lies around the outside of the square. There are holes across the piece and some staining. The nude warrior symbolised a fight with the bestial side of the self and the raised hand was a gesture of blessing or protection. |
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| Accession number | 1271-1904 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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