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Textile Fragment

ca. AD400-500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Oxyrhynchus (made)
Egypt (made)

Tapestry woven wool. Egyptian; Oxyrhynchus, ca. AD400-600. A section of a band, probably from a tunic clavi. The background is undyed. The band is bordered on each side by a line of floral U shaped design (using slit tapestry) and a thick black line. The interior of the band uses black and bright purple with motifs of a human holding a staff in one hand and a bird. At the base of the band are stripes in black and undyed wool, leading to selvedge. The piece is frayed along the other edges and dirty.


Object details

Categories
Africa
Archaeology
Death
Textiles
Object type
Textile fragment
Materials and techniques
Tapestry woven wool
Wool
Weaving
Dyeing
Brief description
Tapestry woven wool. Egyptian; Oxyrhynchus, ca. AD400-600.
Physical description
Tapestry woven wool. A section of a band, probably from a tunic clavi. The background is undyed. The band is bordered on each side by a line of floral U shaped design (some slit tapestry) and a thick black line. The interior of the band uses black and bright purple with motifs of a human holding a staff in one hand and a bird. At the base of the band are stripes in black and undyed wool, leading to selvedge. The piece is frayed along the other edges and dirty.
Dimensions
  • Height: 110mm
  • Width: 75mm
Style
Late Antique
Credit line
Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund in 1904
Summary
Tapestry woven wool. Egyptian; Oxyrhynchus, ca. AD400-600. A section of a band, probably from a tunic clavi. The background is undyed. The band is bordered on each side by a line of floral U shaped design (using slit tapestry) and a thick black line. The interior of the band uses black and bright purple with motifs of a human holding a staff in one hand and a bird. At the base of the band are stripes in black and undyed wool, leading to selvedge. The piece is frayed along the other edges and dirty.
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
1247-1904

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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