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Woven Silk

900-1099 (made)

900-1099, Byzantine; Compound twill. Griffins. With painting 172-1892

Object details

Category
Object type
Brief description
900-1099, Byzantine; Compound twill. Griffins. With painting 172-1892
Gallery label
BYZANTINE; 10th or 11th century.
1/2 twill tissue: 1 binding, 2 pattern warps; 2 pattern wefts.
Warps: tan silk; wefts: silk, yello-green, undyed (?).
The pattern has been drawn with a lead pencil.
Collection
Accession number
8235-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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