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Textile Fragment

ca. AD300-500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Akhmim (made)
Egypt (made)

Tapestry woven fragment. A bird motif, in wool, cut from an undyed linen cloth. The bird had a red beak, neck and legs. It's body is outlined in black with feathers of green, blue, yellow and cream. There are some holes in the piece. One edge of the cut piece appears to have thicker linen threads used to create a line. 16x14 tpc


Object details

Categories
Africa
Archaeology
Death
Textiles
Object type
Textile fragment
Materials and techniques
Tapestry woven, wool on linen.
Linen
Wool
Weaving
Dyeing
Brief description
Tapestry woven wool on linen. Egyptian, ca. AD300-500. Bird motif.
Physical description
Tapestry woven fragment. A bird motif, in wool, cut from an undyed linen cloth. The bird had a red beak, neck and legs. It's body is outlined in black with feathers of green, blue, yellow and cream. There are some holes in the piece. One edge of the cut piece appears to have thicker linen threads used to create a line. 16x14 tpc.
Dimensions
  • Width: 93mm
  • Height: 51mm
Style
Late Antique
Object history
Purchased from the Reverend Greville J. Chester
Association
Chester
Summary
Tapestry woven fragment. A bird motif, in wool, cut from an undyed linen cloth. The bird had a red beak, neck and legs. It's body is outlined in black with feathers of green, blue, yellow and cream. There are some holes in the piece. One edge of the cut piece appears to have thicker linen threads used to create a line. 16x14 tpc
Collection
Middle East Section
Accession number
300-1889

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O368203/textile-fragment-unknown/
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