Textile Fragment
ca. AD300-600 (made)
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A decorated, square panel has been cut from what was probably a linen tunic. Egyptian, ca. AD300-600. Tapestry woven purple (and white?) wool on undyed linen. At the centre are two animals. Perhaps dogs, one large and a smaller one beneath it. They sit in a circle which sits in a square. The square is surrounded by eight motifs within individual leaf borders- two faces, two birds and four floral motifs. A square border surrounds this and then scrolling waves. The fragment has a number of holes with linen on one side. Approx 15x16 tpc.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven wool and linen |
| Brief description | Tapestry woven wool and linen panel, Egyptian, ca. AD300-600. |
| Physical description | A decorated, square panel has been cut from what was probably a linen tunic. Tapestry woven purple (and white?) wool on undyed linen. At the centre are two animals. Perhaps dogs, one large and a smaller one beneath it. They sit in a circle which sits in a square. The square is surrounded by eight motifs within individual leaf borders- two faces, two birds and four floral motifs. A square border surrounds this and then scrolling waves. The fragment has a number of holes with linen on one side. Approx 15x16 tpc. |
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| Object history | Objects T.115-1922 to T.158-1922 purchased for £25, from Professor Flinders Petrie. They were found at the BSAE excavations of Oxyrhynchus that year and offered to the museum directly by Petrie, though the money was to be passed to the BSAE. |
| Summary | A decorated, square panel has been cut from what was probably a linen tunic. Egyptian, ca. AD300-600. Tapestry woven purple (and white?) wool on undyed linen. At the centre are two animals. Perhaps dogs, one large and a smaller one beneath it. They sit in a circle which sits in a square. The square is surrounded by eight motifs within individual leaf borders- two faces, two birds and four floral motifs. A square border surrounds this and then scrolling waves. The fragment has a number of holes with linen on one side. Approx 15x16 tpc. |
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| Accession number | T.148-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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