Textile Fragment
4th Century - 6th Century (made)
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This square fragment was excavated at burying grounds in Akhmim, Upper Egypt, in the late 19th century. It is from a linen cloth with a panel of tapestry weave in purple wool, with details in yellow wool and undyed linen thread.
Antiquities were unearthed in Egypt and brought to England as early as the 17th century, but the objects seem to have been found more or less accidentally and not as the result of archaeological excavation in a modern sense. The Egypt Exploration Fund was founded in 1881 and the era of systematic and scientific excavation was inaugurated.
Antiquities were unearthed in Egypt and brought to England as early as the 17th century, but the objects seem to have been found more or less accidentally and not as the result of archaeological excavation in a modern sense. The Egypt Exploration Fund was founded in 1881 and the era of systematic and scientific excavation was inaugurated.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plain woven linen and tapestry woven linen and wool |
| Brief description | Fragment from a tunic or furnishing, linen with tapestry woven decoration, Egypt, possibly Akhmim, 4th-6th Century |
| Physical description | Fragment from a plain woven, undyed linen cloth, decorated with a square panel tapestry woven in purple and yellow wools, and undyed linen. The panel is decorated with an interlace pattern, surrounded by a border filled with a wavy foliated stem, in purple wool with details picked out in undyed linen thread and the spaces between the interlace in yellow wool. The tapestry has been woven using only some of the warps, with the surplus left floating loose behind the weaving, to avoid bulging. |
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| Object history | Objects 631-1886 to 922-1886 inclusive purchased for £300 from Henry Wallis. |
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| Summary | This square fragment was excavated at burying grounds in Akhmim, Upper Egypt, in the late 19th century. It is from a linen cloth with a panel of tapestry weave in purple wool, with details in yellow wool and undyed linen thread. Antiquities were unearthed in Egypt and brought to England as early as the 17th century, but the objects seem to have been found more or less accidentally and not as the result of archaeological excavation in a modern sense. The Egypt Exploration Fund was founded in 1881 and the era of systematic and scientific excavation was inaugurated. |
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| Accession number | 727-1886 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2005 |
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