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Woven Wool

4th century (made)

Fragment of a cloth, woven in coloured wools. Small diaper pattern of octgons enclosing chequered lozenges, with small squares in the intervening spaces, in orange-colour on white. Below, a close pattern of octagons, enclosing ornamental devices in red and white on a deep purple ground.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
300-699, Egyptian; Compound tabby, geometric shapes
Physical description
Fragment of a cloth, woven in coloured wools. Small diaper pattern of octgons enclosing chequered lozenges, with small squares in the intervening spaces, in orange-colour on white. Below, a close pattern of octagons, enclosing ornamental devices in red and white on a deep purple ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 6in
  • Width: 6in
Style
Gallery label
WOOLLENS, 4th-7th century AD.
West-faced compound tabby. Warp proportion: 1 main, 1 binding end.
Weft of 2-3 colours, 1 pick of each in turn. Wool spun S, except for red and light green picks in chequered piece, which are Z. This piece was found in Akhmîm, the smallest piece at Qau-el-Kebir, near Asyut, and the rest at unrecorded sites in Egypt.
Credit line
Given by the Rev. Greville J. Chester in 1891
Association
Summary
Fragment of a cloth, woven in coloured wools. Small diaper pattern of octgons enclosing chequered lozenges, with small squares in the intervening spaces, in orange-colour on white. Below, a close pattern of octagons, enclosing ornamental devices in red and white on a deep purple ground.
Collection
Accession number
306-1891

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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