Textile Fragment
6th Century - 8th Century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Woven silks with a variety of patterns were found in Egyptian burial sites. They were made on looms which produced repeating patterns. Such silks were undoubtedly woven in a number of centres.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Weft-faced compound twill |
| Brief description | Fragment of a tunic, silk samite, Egypt, possibly Akhmim, 6th Century - 8th Century |
| Physical description | Fragment from a silk tunic, woven in weft faced compound twill silk dyed buff and purple (now faded to brown), decorated with a diaper pattern of repeated lanceolate (arrowhead-shaped) leaves with bases. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Robert Taylor |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Woven silks with a variety of patterns were found in Egyptian burial sites. They were made on looms which produced repeating patterns. Such silks were undoubtedly woven in a number of centres. |
| Bibliographic reference | A.F. Kendrick, Catalogue of textiles from burying-grounds in Egypt. Vol. III: The Coptic Period (London, 1922): No. 840.
A fragment with similar pattern is depicted in R. Forrer, Romische und Byzantinische Seiden-Textilien aus dem Graberfeld von Achmim-Panopolis (Strasbourg, 1891), pl. VIII.1.
Fragments of this silk are found in a number of collections - for a study of the group see P. Linscheid, "Textiles from Akhmim-Panopolis", in R. el-Sayed and C. Fluck (eds), The Textile Centre Akhmim-Panopolis (Egypt) in Late Antiquity (Wiesbaden, 2020), esp. pp. 56-7. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2191-1900 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2004 |
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