Textile Fragment
ca. AD300-700
| Place of origin |
A tapestry woven wool Cross on woven linen background. Egyptian, ca. AD300-700. Cut around the cross, from a larger piece. Coloured wools and undyed linen. The cross is in purple, with arms of equal length, widening at the ends. At the centre is a white circle surrounded by a red circle, then on two oppoiste arms are blue/white/red circles and on the other two opposite arms are white/yellow cirlces.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry woven wool and linen. |
| Brief description | Tapestry woven wool and linen. Egyptian, ca. AD300-700. Cross icon. |
| Physical description | A tapestry woven wool Cross on woven linen background. Cut around the cross, from a larger piece. Coloured wools and undyed linen. The cross is in purple, with arms of equal length, widening at the ends. At the centre is a white circle surrounded by a red circle, then on two oppoiste arms are blue/white/red circles and on the other two opposite arms are white/yellow cirlces. |
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| Object history | Purchased from the Reverend Greville John Chester |
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| Summary | A tapestry woven wool Cross on woven linen background. Egyptian, ca. AD300-700. Cut around the cross, from a larger piece. Coloured wools and undyed linen. The cross is in purple, with arms of equal length, widening at the ends. At the centre is a white circle surrounded by a red circle, then on two oppoiste arms are blue/white/red circles and on the other two opposite arms are white/yellow cirlces. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1331-1888 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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