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Portion of a tapestry-woven brown woollen cloth, with a roundel in the middle in purple and brown wool, filled with a diaper of interlaced ornament and having an outer zig-zag border. On one side of the roundel is a small leaf in the same colours. Narrow red and white stripes near the bottom, along which is a long twisted fringe.

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Categories	Textiles Africa
Object type	Fragment
Materials and techniques	Wool Weaving
Brief description	tapestry woven, Egyptian; Egyptian, Byzantine period. Wool warp
Physical description	Portion of a tapestry-woven brown woollen cloth, with a roundel in the middle in purple and brown wool, filled with a diaper of interlaced ornament and having an outer zig-zag border. On one side of the roundel is a small leaf in the same colours. Narrow red and white stripes near the bottom, along which is a long twisted fringe.
Dimensions	Length: 20in Width: 8in Of roundel diameter: 7in
Object history	Purchased from the Reverend Greville John Chester
Association	Greville Chester
Summary	Portion of a tapestry-woven brown woollen cloth, with a roundel in the middle in purple and brown wool, filled with a diaper of interlaced ornament and having an outer zig-zag border. On one side of the roundel is a small leaf in the same colours. Narrow red and white stripes near the bottom, along which is a long twisted fringe.
Collection	Middle East Section
Accession number	1295-1888

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O368119/fragment/

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